The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
17
0.5
SW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
171
171
207
273
316
251
594
189
330
330
458
735
1235
1249
1235
1179
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:33PM0.61m
10:31AM0.58m
8:47PM0.60m
10:20AM0.56m
9:00PM0.58m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.15m
3:33PM0.43m
3:41AM0.22m
3:27PM0.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
 mm
2
8
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
33
31
32
31
33
34
34
34
34
35
33
30
32
31
32
32
32
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