The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 11PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
0
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
754
763
962
663
1048
929
813
813
803
803
1005
993
763
724
695
623
536
459
459
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:16PM0.65m
10:25AM0.62m
9:48PM0.61m
10:20AM0.57m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.35m
3:51AM0.16m
4:04PM0.34m
4:09AM0.28m
4:17PM0.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
6:52
 mm
1
1
6
2
Temp °C
32
30
28
27
26
25
27
33
34
31
28
27
26
25
28
31
31
29
27
Feels °C
34
35
34
32
30
28
29
34
35
33
32
31
29
28
32
34
33
33
32
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