The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

Issued: 11 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is

29.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s
Evening (21 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	886	732	722	712	668	659	609	777	897	897	877	847	779	751	742	742	1230
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	NNE	NE	NNE	WNW	SW	SW	W	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	SSW	SW	SW	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	7:43PM0.54m				8:20AM0.67m				7:57PM0.57m				8:12AM0.64m				8:21PM0.60m
Low Tide			1:47AM0.21m				2:29PM0.31m				2:02AM0.25m				2:28PM0.27m


	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
mm	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	27	27	26	26	27	30	30	28	28	27	27	26	28	30	29	28	27
Feels °C	32	32	31	31	31	35	33	33	34	33	32	31	33	35	34	34	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	886	732	722	712	668	659	553	586	569	561	877	847	779	751	742	742	1230
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8
kJ	28	336	480	432	428	419	609	777	897	897	299	269	269	265	265	269	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SE 9	W 16	SE 8	NW 16
kJ	91	26	23	14	12	7	6	11	6	5	8	14	8	19	5	17	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	467	18	0	0	0	0	0	389	491	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5

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