The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 9AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
6
5
5
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
13
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5747
3953
2073
2813
2221
2515
1848
1302
743
844
428
422
465
458
525
342
661
532
517
501
494
546
728
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:14AM0.63m
8:36PM0.62m
9:06AM0.60m
9:03PM0.61m
8:52AM0.59m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.18m
3:00PM0.34m
2:58AM0.25m
3:03PM0.31m
3:03AM0.33m
3:12PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:39
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
26
27
30
30
28
27
26
26
25
28
31
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
27
Feels °C
27
29
31
33
32
32
31
31
30
28
33
34
33
33
33
32
31
31
33
35
33
34
32
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