The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.8°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
780
717
691
853
969
957
957
759
683
568
656
647
561
638
638
545
487
390
441
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:08PM0.43m
7:41AM0.77m
7:19PM0.45m
8:02AM0.79m
7:31PM0.47m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.31m
00:26AM0.23m
2:34PM0.29m
00:50AM0.17m
2:42PM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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>
6:49
6:49
6:47
 mm
Temp °C
31
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
32
29
27
27
27
26
29
32
32
29
28
Feels °C
34
34
32
32
30
30
32
34
35
34
33
33
32
29
32
35
35
34
35
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