The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 10PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
702
822
853
940
940
929
843
894
801
791
770
760
750
640
631
623
614
614
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:12AM0.79m
6:31AM0.82m
5:09PM0.37m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.20m
10:05PM0.17m
2:02PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
27
25
25
24
24
26
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29
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25
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28
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26
Feels °C
31
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31
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