The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.5° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1821
1734
1536
1517
1517
1498
1498
1415
1397
1241
1209
1147
936
924
974
911
911
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
15
WSW
10
W
0
WSW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:33AM0.70m
7:33PM0.35m
6:46AM0.75m
7:03PM0.37m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.26m
10:54PM0.31m
2:25PM0.25m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
30
30
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
30
30
29
34
33
33
33
31
31
29
32
33
33
32
33
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