The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 1PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
465
539
483
636
608
593
561
476
489
536
529
476
469
456
437
368
363
363
313
304
295
290
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
N
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:55AM0.85m
6:50PM0.52m
8:15AM0.83m
7:19PM0.58m
8:35AM0.80m
7:50PM0.63m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.06m
2:14PM0.33m
1:05AM0.02m
2:21PM0.32m
1:38AM0.03m
2:32PM0.30m
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3
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Temp °C
25
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
32
33
33
33
33
31
31
29
32
33
32
32
31
31
29
29
30
33
32
31
31
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