Ranchito tides today
- Tide now 1.1 ft ↓ falling · low 4:48 pm (1.0 ft)
- Best time to fish 4:50–5:50 pm average day · 5/10
- Beach tomorrow 8:00 am–1:00 pm Perfect beach day · 9/10
- Waves · water 0.1 ft · 86 °F calm (rippled) · 2.3 s from the northeast
- Wind · air 5 mph · 85 °F from the N, gusts 12 · overcast
- Sun 5:52 am–5:23 pm 11 h 31 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:38 pm waning gibbous · rises at 7:38 pm
- Diving tomorrow 8:40–11:40 am great day · 10/10
Today in Ranchito there are high tides at 11:35 am (1.4 ft) and 10:34 pm (1.4 ft) and low tides at 4:53 am and 4:48 pm. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 4:48 pm. The sun rises at 5:52 am and sets at 5:23 pm: 11 h 31 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:38 pm. Major solunar periods run from 12:31 am to 2:31 am and from 1:02 pm to 3:02 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is calm (rippled), with 0.1 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the north (5 mph). Overcast, 85 °F.
Fishing in Ranchito today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- Major period 1:02–3:02 pm
- Steady pressure (29.91 inHg), light cross-shore wind (6 mph) and calm sea (0.2 ft waves)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
Your day at a glance
The best window, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, lines up with a major period. Also good from 4:50 pm to 5:50 pm, with sunset and a light onshore breeze. Also good from 12:30 am to 2:30 am, with a major period.
Species with the most records nearby: great barracuda, bonefish, spotted seatrout and gag grouper. What you can catch
The tide barely moves in Ranchito, so it doesn't count in the rating. How it works · Next 7 days
Beach day in Ranchito
Is it a beach day?
10 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 92 °F: hot
- Cross-shore breeze (6 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 0.4 ft waves
- Water at 86 °F (very warm)
- UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 0.4 ft
0.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 86 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 6 mph
Cross-shore breeze (6 mph).
- Tide & sand
Ranchito has almost no tide: the beach stays the same all day.
The best window, 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 86 °F, though with very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
Beaches near Ranchito
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- Maya Beach 1.2 mi · NE
- Parking
- Miami Beach 1.4 mi · NE
- Restrooms
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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Tides in Ranchito
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 4:53 am 0.6 ft
- ▲ High tide 11:35 am 1.4 ft
- ▼ Next low tide 4:48 pm 1.0 ft
- ▲ High tide 10:34 pm 1.4 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 58 min to low tide at 4:48 pm.
In Ranchito the astronomical tide is very small: about 0.8 ft between high and low tide. Here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure (storm surge), which can raise or lower it more than the tide itself.
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 7 (1.8 ft) and the lowest, on January 2 (0.0 ft).
Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 5:52 am · 5:23 pm | Low tide 4:53 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 11:35 am · 1.4 ft | Low tide 4:48 pm · 1.0 ft | High tide 10:34 pm · 1.4 ft | 91% | Major periods 12:31 am · 1:02 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 5:52 am · 5:22 pm | Low tide 6:07 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 12:48 pm · 1.3 ft | Low tide 6:13 pm · 1.0 ft | — | 83% | Major periods 1:35 am · 2:07 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 5:52 am · 5:22 pm | High tide 12:03 am · 1.3 ft | Low tide 7:30 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 2:09 pm · 1.3 ft | Low tide 7:58 pm · 1.0 ft | 73% | Major periods 2:39 am · 3:11 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 5:53 am · 5:21 pm | High tide 2:00 am · 1.4 ft | Low tide 8:50 am · 0.8 ft | High tide 3:21 pm · 1.4 ft | Low tide 9:24 pm · 1.0 ft | 63% | Major periods 3:41 am · 4:11 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 5:53 am · 5:21 pm | High tide 3:36 am · 1.4 ft | Low tide 10:02 am · 0.8 ft | High tide 4:16 pm · 1.5 ft | Low tide 10:32 pm · 0.9 ft | Last quarter | Major periods 4:39 am · 5:06 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 5:54 am · 5:20 pm | High tide 4:48 am · 1.5 ft | Low tide 11:04 am · 0.9 ft | High tide 5:01 pm · 1.5 ft | Low tide 11:27 pm · 0.9 ft | 40% | Major periods 5:32 am · 5:57 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 5:54 am · 5:20 pm | High tide 5:48 am · 1.6 ft | Low tide 11:57 am · 1.0 ft | High tide 5:41 pm · 1.6 ft | — | 30% | Major periods 6:20 am · 6:44 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Belize station (TICON-4), 62 mi from Ranchito. Times and heights are its predictions.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data
The sea at Ranchito
Sea stateSea state: calm (rippled)
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common0.1 ft
- Significant0.1 ft
- Highest expectedHighest0.3 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.3 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-shore wind. The coast faces east and the wind blows along the shore: drift and current run parallel to the beach.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Tuesday 3: 0.6 ft with a period of 2 s, from the east-southeast (smooth).
Water temperature
Water temperature →The satellite measured 3.6 °F less yesterday than the model gives now: the water is probably colder than the forecast says.
Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.
Water warmer than normal for late October (+1.8 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:49 pm (local time).
Diving in Ranchito today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- 0.3 ft swell at 2 s from the north-northeast: barely any surge
- Light cross-shore wind (6 mph)
- 0.0 mph current toward the east, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: none; the tide doesn't count here
- Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 85.5 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
- Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
- Night dive: dark from 5:45 pm. Waning gibbous (91%), rising at 7:38 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 8:40 am to 11:40 am, combines little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high.
In Ranchito the tide barely moves the water, so there's no slack to wait for: swell, wind and current are what count.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
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Weather in Ranchito
Now in Ranchito
- Low / high
- 72 / 87 °F
- Rain
- 0.03 in · 33%
- Clouds
- 89%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew pointDew point
- 68 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 1 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 28
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.05 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Light drizzle | Clear | Clear sky | Clear sky | Clear sky | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast |
| Temperature | 74° | 73° | 73° | 81° | 86° | 86° | 79° | 76° |
| Wind (mph) | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 7 N | 6 N | 6 N | 4 NE | 3 SE |
| Gusts | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 7 |
| Waves | 0.5 ft | 0.5 ft | 0.4 ft | 0.4 ft | 0.3 ft | 0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | 0.1 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 3:00 pm 86° 6 N 0.1 ft
- 6:00 pm 79° 4 NE 0.1 ft
- 9:00 pm 76° 3 SE 0.1 ft
- 12:00 am 74° 5 NNW 0.1 ft
- 3:00 am 71° 6 NNW 0.1 ft
- 6:00 am 68° 5 NW 0.1 ft
- 9:00 am 79° 3 NW 0.1 ft
- 12:00 pm 87° 4 WNW 0.1 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 72 / 87 °F | 6 mph N | 0.5 ft | |
| Thu 29 | 68 / 89 °F | 6 mph NW | 0.1 ft | |
| Fri 30 | 71 / 86 °F | 6 mph NW | 0.3 ft | |
| Sat 31 | 73 / 86 °F | 5 mph NE | 0.1 ft | |
| Sun 1 | 73 / 89 °F | 4 mph ENE | 0.1 ft | |
| Mon 2 | 70 / 90 °F | 5 mph NNW | 0.1 ft | |
| Tue 3 | 72 / 87 °F | 5 mph ESE | 0.6 ft | |
| Wed 4 | 73 / 88 °F | 6 mph ESE | 0.7 ft | |
| Thu 5 | 73 / 89 °F | 7 mph WNW | 0.5 ft | |
| Fri 6 | 70 / 85 °F | 11 mph WNW | 1.1 ft | |
| Sat 7 | 65 / 83 °F | 9 mph WNW | 0.9 ft | |
| Sun 8 | 63 / 83 °F | 7 mph NW | 0.9 ft | |
| Mon 9 | 67 / 83 °F | 6 mph N | 0.8 ft | |
| Tue 10 | 67 / 83 °F | 6 mph N | 0.9 ft |
- Thu 29 Light drizzle 68° / 89° 0.1 ft
- Fri 30 Drizzle 71° / 86° 0.3 ft
- Sat 31 Light drizzle 73° / 86° 0.1 ft
- Sun 1 Light drizzle 73° / 89° 0.1 ft
- Mon 2 Drizzle 70° / 90° 0.1 ft
- Tue 3 Drizzle 72° / 87° 0.6 ft
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 73° / 88° 0.7 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.
- The models They don't agree · low confidence: unsure about rain on Saturday 31. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit drier and a warmer sea. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−1.8 °F; normal high: 89 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:49 pm (local time).
The sun in Ranchito
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:04 am
- Full dark 6:11 pm
- Civil dawn 5:29 am
- Civil dusk 5:45 pm
- Solar noon 11:37 am (58° high)
- Daylight 11 h 31 min (−1 min)
- Evening golden hour 4:53 pm
- Full dark 6:11 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,353,864 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Ranchito
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,426 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 12:31–2:31 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 1:02–3:02 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 7:56–8:56 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 7:08–8:08 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 2:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 1:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 5:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 8:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Ranchito
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
We have no piers, boat ramps or tackle shops on record within 9.3 mi of Ranchito.
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Tides near RanchitoTides nearby
- San Andres0.8 mi
- Corozal1.8 mi
- Paraiso2.3 mi
- San Fernando5.3 mi
- Consejo9.0 mi
- Chetumal12 mi
- Calderitas16 mi
- Sarteneja17 mi
Ranchito at a glance
- Town or city of about 1,649 people. Coordinates: 18.378° N, 88.410° W.
- It is 1.8 mi southwest of Corozal, the main place in Corozal. The sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time than in Corozal.
- The nearest tide station, Belize, is 62 mi to the south.
- Its coast faces east.
Questions about RanchitoQuestions
What time is sunset today in Ranchito?
At 5:23 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:45 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Ranchito?
At 5:52 am. First light comes at 5:04 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 1:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 12:31–2:31 am, Minor 7:56–8:56 am, Major 1:02–3:02 pm, Minor 7:08–8:08 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Ranchito?
Light drizzle, from 72 °F to 87 °F, with a light breeze from the north (5 mph) and a 33% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Ranchito?
Calm (rippled) (Douglas 1): 0.1 ft waves with a period of 2.3 s from the northeast. The water is 86.0 °F.
When is the best time to visit Ranchito?
The best time to visit Ranchito is from December to March: highs of 85 °F to 89 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Belize station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).