The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.1°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2.1
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
18
1.9
SW
11
1.3
SSW
18
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1057
1044
1031
1018
1005
894
1005
871
816
716
763
752
902
1308
1104
789
804
981
1966
1438
1183
1060
1132
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11AM0.65m
9:31PM0.63m
9:02AM0.60m
10:11PM0.59m
8:30AM0.58m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.23m
3:18PM0.25m
3:22AM0.33m
3:31PM0.24m
3:29AM0.43m
3:40PM0.24m
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cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:39
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6:39
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6:30
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6:29
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 mm
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1
2
1
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1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
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3
2
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Temp °C
25
25
26
28
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
28
27
27
26
25
25
24
26
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
30
32
31
30
31
30
29
29
29
32
29
29
30
29
29
27
29
31
29
29
29
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