The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 2AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
1647
1647
1626
1606
1606
1750
1566
1397
1418
1209
1177
1038
1038
1024
911
911
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:23PM0.45m
8:05AM0.77m
7:31PM0.48m
8:18AM0.74m
7:36PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.16m
2:30PM0.29m
1:14AM0.16m
2:31PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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4
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Temp °C
27
26
25
25
27
30
31
28
27
26
25
25
27
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
33
30
29
29
31
34
34
32
32
31
29
28
31
34
34
33
33
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