The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.7°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 6PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
668
659
609
777
887
897
877
847
779
751
742
742
1094
1081
1003
859
670
627
610
522
437
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
15
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:20AM0.67m
7:57PM0.57m
8:12AM0.64m
8:21PM0.60m
8:05AM0.62m
8:55PM0.62m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.31m
2:02AM0.25m
2:28PM0.27m
2:17AM0.31m
2:33PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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6:41
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6:43
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6:21
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6:20
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1
5
5
3
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1
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
27
30
30
28
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
25
27
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
35
34
34
35
33
31
30
32
34
33
33
33
32
31
29
32
33
33
33
30
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