The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
638
538
981
898
659
631
634
637
718
1208
1252
1300
1631
2216
3087
3557
4589
6056
3953
3257
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM0.78m
7:04PM0.40m
7:27AM0.79m
7:13PM0.43m
7:47AM0.78m
7:23PM0.45m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.26m
00:07AM0.20m
2:22PM0.26m
00:32AM0.17m
2:26PM0.28m
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
mod rain
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6:39
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6:41
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6:41
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6:24
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6:23
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1
4
2
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1
3
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1
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2
3
10
6
4
Temp °C
27
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
31
33
31
30
30
31
30
29
30
30
31
31
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
28
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