The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)21ft (6.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
8
!
8
5
4
4
2
0
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
14
4.5
SSE
14
6.5
S
13
5
S
13
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2954
2817
1866
3833
5564
6965
15374
7559
3430
1271
519
698
650
600
637
411
404
386
436
422
465
458
525
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
NE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:18AM0.66m
8:15PM0.61m
9:14AM0.63m
8:36PM0.62m
9:06AM0.60m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.13m
3:01PM0.36m
2:48AM0.18m
3:00PM0.34m
2:58AM0.25m
3:03PM0.31m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<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
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
30
28
26
26
25
25
25
27
30
30
28
27
26
26
25
28
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
31
32
32
34
32
28
28
27
27
28
30
31
31
32
32
31
30
29
33
33
33
33
32
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