The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 6AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (14 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1397
1241
1209
1147
936
924
911
911
911
911
807
807
742
638
621
538
538
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:33PM0.35m
6:46AM0.75m
7:03PM0.37m
7:06AM0.78m
7:04PM0.40m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.31m
2:25PM0.25m
11:36PM0.25m
2:21PM0.26m
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6:24
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 mm
1
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1
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
33
31
31
32
33
33
33
33
31
30
29
32
33
33
33
32
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