The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at The Ranch today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 4PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
2
S
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3.5
S
13
4.5
S
14
5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
754
728
694
669
661
567
644
644
719
719
1006
1126
1491
1491
2346
2233
2817
3352
6764
7268
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
N
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
0
E
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
S
5
WSW
10
S
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:13AM0.73m
7:52PM0.55m
9:19AM0.69m
8:00PM0.58m
9:18AM0.66m
8:15PM0.61m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.36m
2:22AM0.10m
3:02PM0.37m
2:36AM0.13m
3:01PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:43
6:43
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
31
29
29
27
27
26
26
29
31
30
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
33
34
32
34
31
32
30
30
33
34
33
32
33
30
30
29
32
33
34
31
31
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