The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 6PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
7
7
9
8
7
5
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
5
S
14
5.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
774
1420
1557
2897
2315
2914
3405
3614
5636
5862
9727
10613
7194
4708
2534
1624
865
598
596
473
386
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
NE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
25
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:19AM0.69m
8:00PM0.58m
9:18AM0.66m
8:15PM0.61m
9:14AM0.63m
8:36PM0.62m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.37m
2:36AM0.13m
3:01PM0.36m
2:48AM0.18m
3:00PM0.34m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
24
9
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
30
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
32
34
34
32
32
32
30
30
28
30
29
26
27
27
28
28
31
32
33
33
32
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