The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.1° C
1.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
310
225
261
211
208
261
268
272
392
178
282
290
373
373
290
286
287
327
352
347
327
465
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
0
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
E
0
NNE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:23AM0.77m
8:05PM0.51m
9:44AM0.76m
8:06PM0.53m
10:03AM0.73m
8:06PM0.55m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.08m
3:29PM0.37m
2:23AM0.06m
3:37PM0.39m
2:41AM0.05m
3:41PM0.41m
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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7:08
7:08
7:07
 mm
4
7
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
30
32
30
28
28
26
26
27
31
33
30
28
27
25
25
27
31
31
29
27
Feels °C
32
30
32
35
35
34
33
33
31
31
31
35
36
33
33
31
27
28
30
34
34
34
31
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