The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
6
9
9
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
13
4.5
S
14
5.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
614
711
656
774
883
1628
2335
1672
2486
2445
3523
4496
5305
8222
10177
5749
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM0.55m
9:19AM0.69m
8:00PM0.58m
9:18AM0.66m
8:15PM0.61m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.10m
3:02PM0.37m
2:36AM0.13m
3:01PM0.36m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
28
31
30
28
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
32
33
31
30
33
35
34
32
32
31
31
31
29
30
28
29
28
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