The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1517
1498
1498
1415
1397
1241
1209
1147
936
924
911
911
911
911
807
807
742
638
621
538
538
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:33AM0.70m
7:33PM0.35m
6:46AM0.75m
7:03PM0.37m
7:06AM0.78m
7:04PM0.40m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.26m
10:54PM0.31m
2:25PM0.25m
11:36PM0.25m
2:21PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:39
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6:39
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6:25
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6:25
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6:24
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1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
27
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
27
30
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
31
33
33
33
33
31
31
31
31
35
33
33
33
31
31
29
32
33
33
33
31
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