The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
S
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
777
1980
1990
1485
1577
2216
1670
2701
1633
1824
1245
1647
1647
1626
1606
1606
1586
1493
1474
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:13PM0.43m
7:47AM0.78m
7:23PM0.45m
8:05AM0.77m
7:31PM0.48m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.26m
00:32AM0.17m
2:26PM0.28m
00:55AM0.16m
2:30PM0.29m
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1
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1
4
4
2
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
30
30
28
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
28
29
29
29
30
29
30
30
28
28
28
30
34
33
33
31
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