The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6°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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8PM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
390
441
469
459
455
455
546
546
450
441
502
470
528
528
522
522
621
621
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:31PM0.47m
8:24AM0.79m
7:41PM0.49m
8:44AM0.78m
7:47PM0.51m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.29m
1:13AM0.13m
2:49PM0.30m
1:33AM0.10m
2:55PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
32
30
28
28
27
25
25
28
31
29
27
26
26
25
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
34
35
35
34
31
28
28
32
35
33
32
30
30
29
32
33
33
32
33
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