The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
7
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
2.3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
1081
1003
859
670
627
610
522
560
855
1712
2219
2561
2830
2873
2830
3560
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM0.60m
8:05AM0.62m
8:55PM0.62m
7:58AM0.62m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.31m
2:33PM0.23m
2:32AM0.38m
2:47PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
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6:43
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6:20
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6:19
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 mm
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3
5
1
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
27
30
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
33
33
31
31
32
34
33
33
32
31
31
29
32
33
32
29
30
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