The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2034
1697
1542
1500
1295
1230
1245
1647
1647
1626
1606
1606
1750
1566
1474
1418
1209
1177
1038
1038
1024
911
911
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:47AM0.78m
7:23PM0.45m
8:05AM0.77m
7:31PM0.48m
8:18AM0.74m
7:36PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.17m
2:26PM0.28m
00:55AM0.16m
2:30PM0.29m
1:14AM0.16m
2:31PM0.31m
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3
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3
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Temp °C
25
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
27
30
31
28
27
26
26
26
27
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
28
27
29
31
30
31
32
30
29
28
31
33
34
33
33
31
31
30
30
34
33
33
33
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