The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 6PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (12 Oct)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
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
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
835
1033
2309
2256
1821
1734
1536
1517
1517
1498
1498
1415
1397
1241
1209
1028
1001
987
974
911
911
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
0
NW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:40AM0.65m
6:33AM0.70m
7:33PM0.35m
6:46AM0.75m
7:03PM0.37m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.25m
2:40PM0.26m
10:54PM0.31m
2:25PM0.25m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
29
29
27
26
25
25
25
27
29
29
28
26
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
34
32
31
31
29
29
28
31
32
32
33
32
31
31
29
32
33
33
33
32
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