The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.7°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 3PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
522
522
621
621
718
891
920
930
446
737
745
754
962
962
962
962
940
812
774
669
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:44AM0.78m
7:47PM0.51m
9:01AM0.76m
7:49PM0.53m
9:13AM0.73m
7:52PM0.55m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.32m
1:51AM0.08m
3:00PM0.34m
2:07AM0.08m
3:02PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
30
30
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
32
33
32
33
32
32
31
31
33
34
32
33
33
32
31
31
33
33
33
34
32
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