The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 3AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
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)
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
2
S
12
2
S
12
2
S
11
2
S
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
S
10
2.1
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
866
1095
1037
969
949
572
609
718
809
669
329
311
311
304
297
298
279
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41PM0.61m
7:46AM0.62m
10:54PM0.58m
7:20AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.46m
3:09PM0.14m
2:29AM0.54m
3:38PM0.13m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:43
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6:43
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
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2
1
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1
2
3
3
3
1
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Temp °C
26
24
24
23
24
26
25
23
23
23
22
23
25
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
28
27
25
26
29
27
26
26
26
25
26
28
31
30
30
30
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