The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.8°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
S
11
1.8
S
12
2
S
11
2.4
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
2.2
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
537
532
652
879
1029
2001
2518
1887
1629
1172
685
1212
773
657
582
410
502
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
ENE
15
SE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:55PM0.62m
7:58AM0.62m
9:41PM0.61m
7:46AM0.62m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.38m
2:47PM0.18m
2:42AM0.46m
3:09PM0.14m
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1
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
30
33
32
30
31
27
28
27
29
29
29
28
28
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