The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
302
299
299
248
183
176
174
171
171
171
207
316
316
316
594
237
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19PM0.60m
10:33AM0.62m
8:33PM0.61m
10:31AM0.58m
8:47PM0.60m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.10m
3:40PM0.45m
3:37AM0.15m
3:33PM0.43m
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6:31
6:31
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7:06
7:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
29
32
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
32
31
29
28
Feels °C
34
33
31
28
32
35
33
34
34
34
32
32
33
36
34
33
33
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