The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
371
447
302
353
385
380
395
411
416
416
416
395
424
735
719
915
1351
1336
1433
1286
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
15
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:46AM0.66m
9:44PM0.62m
12:16PM0.60m
10:11PM0.56m
12:45PM0.53m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.46m
4:55AM0.14m
5:22PM0.46m
5:18AM0.27m
6:02PM0.46m
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
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7:15
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
32
33
30
28
28
27
26
29
32
33
31
29
27
26
25
28
32
32
31
29
Feels °C
31
35
34
34
33
34
33
30
34
36
36
35
35
32
30
28
31
35
34
35
35
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