The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
1579
1235
1290
1260
1417
1842
1842
1970
1855
1631
1517
1498
1498
1356
1498
1479
1322
1225
1162
1001
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:18AM0.79m
6:48PM0.43m
8:33AM0.82m
6:57PM0.49m
8:53AM0.83m
7:18PM0.55m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.36m
1:01AM0.09m
2:53PM0.38m
1:28AM0.01m
2:55PM0.39m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
1
2
5
Temp °C
28
31
30
29
26
25
25
24
27
30
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
34
35
33
34
30
29
29
27
31
33
32
33
32
30
30
29
32
35
34
33
34
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