The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
4
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1567
799
544
428
689
608
465
458
525
342
661
540
517
501
494
494
441
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:36PM0.62m
9:06AM0.60m
9:03PM0.61m
8:52AM0.59m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.25m
3:03PM0.31m
3:03AM0.33m
3:12PM0.27m
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
27
31
30
29
27
27
26
26
28
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
30
31
29
28
31
34
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33
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32
30
30
33
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34
32
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