The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.1°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 2PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
1.3
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.3
WSW
11
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
1079
1638
1530
1274
1302
1134
1044
1383
1149
1627
1757
1267
1170
1155
1155
1141
1112
967
936
807
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:02AM0.60m
10:11PM0.59m
8:30AM0.58m
11:11PM0.53m
7:31AM0.59m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.24m
3:29AM0.43m
3:40PM0.24m
2:32AM0.51m
3:37PM0.25m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:39
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6:29
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6:29
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 mm
2
4
4
2
1
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1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
4
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Temp °C
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
28
27
25
Feels °C
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
31
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
32
32
31
28
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