The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.90° N 76.19° W

The Ranch, Jamaica Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.7° 

The Ranch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Ranch based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Ranch right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Ranch

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

lightning 14km NE of Manchioneal

22 km N0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Kingston/Norman Manley International Airport

63 km WSW191 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
29 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

lightning 38km WSW of Les Irois

156 km ENE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Sangster/Montego Bay Airport

194 km W193 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the ESE
(17 km/h at 120°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few

Santiago De Cuba Airport

231 km N209 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
Q1014 °C0.0
0.0


Guantanamo Bay Airport

242 km NNE203 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 350°)
27.2 °C16
16
broken

Holguin Airport

317 km N208 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the E
(9 km/h at 90°)
Q1014 °C0.0
0.0


BUOY-42058

421 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the ENE
(36 km/h at 70°)
29.2 °C-
-


SHIP571

422 km S- m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
35
fresh winds from the ENE
(36 km/h at 70°)
29.2 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1534

422 km S- m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
40
strong winds from the ENE
(40 km/h at 70°)
29.2 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Ranch and within an acceptable time window.

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