The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
5
4
4
3
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.3
W
11
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
2.1
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
418
508
508
418
418
344
322
690
1134
1382
1224
2151
1628
1633
2703
1814
1707
1947
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
15
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:17PM0.51m
7:48AM0.63m
7:17AM0.69m
8:41PM0.33m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.24m
2:00AM0.47m
3:40PM0.24m
3:48PM0.25m
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2
1
1
1
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1
1
5
1
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1
3
3
Temp °C
30
29
27
26
26
25
27
31
29
29
27
26
26
25
28
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
33
34
31
29
31
29
31
35
32
33
30
30
30
28
32
32
30
29
30
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