The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 12AM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
6
5
5
!
8
5
5
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
6.5
S
13
5
S
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5105
4445
4496
14646
7797
4929
3405
2636
1977
1493
1495
1280
757
604
531
452
465
458
583
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:15PM0.61m
9:14AM0.63m
8:36PM0.62m
9:06AM0.60m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.36m
2:48AM0.18m
3:00PM0.34m
2:58AM0.25m
3:03PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:40
 mm
2
2
3
4
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
24
25
27
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
31
29
27
Feels °C
32
31
29
26
26
28
31
33
32
32
33
32
31
31
33
34
34
34
33
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