The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.9°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 2AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
803
1005
993
897
724
720
623
536
459
459
407
407
407
401
336
276
261
212
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
0
NW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:48PM0.61m
10:20AM0.57m
10:19PM0.55m
9:31AM0.53m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.34m
4:09AM0.28m
4:17PM0.34m
4:02AM0.40m
4:16PM0.35m
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6:33
6:33
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6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
33
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
31
30
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
34
33
34
34
33
33
33
35
34
34
33
33
33
32
32
36
36
35
34
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