The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1026
1109
778
990
1023
1087
1721
1947
2653
3050
3974
5332
5300
4409
4309
3489
2178
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:04PM0.40m
7:27AM0.79m
7:13PM0.43m
7:47AM0.78m
7:23PM0.45m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.20m
2:22PM0.26m
00:32AM0.17m
2:26PM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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6:41
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6:41
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6:23
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 mm
1
1
4
3
3
1
1
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1
5
9
5
6
7
3
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
31
31
29
30
30
30
29
27
27
27
27
26
25
28
28
30
30
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