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The Ranch surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 EST
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The Ranch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
28.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Ranch today?

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at The Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.7
E
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)788888887788887777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173229219219193169154129126303229187187187146146142142142146146146111108
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
0.25
3:45AM
0.26
1:43PM
0.21
4:55AM
0.27
2:28PM
0.18
5:47AM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.11
9:55AM
0.19
9:00PM
0.10
12:23PM
0.18
9:44PM
0.08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:37--
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1----1111-----1---------
Temp. °C262626262525262626262525252626262625252525252626
Feels °C (?)262625252424262728282727262727282928282727272828
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