The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
527
633
648
480
488
560
508
483
400
459
525
477
483
573
573
483
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
E
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:35AM0.84m
6:25PM0.44m
7:55AM0.85m
6:50PM0.52m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.13m
2:18PM0.33m
00:32AM0.06m
2:14PM0.33m
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6:37
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1
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2
3
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
31
32
33
33
32
33
31
30
31
32
34
32
32
33
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