The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 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 7PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
316
251
594
189
330
330
458
735
1336
1501
1597
1417
1271
1255
1239
1224
1339
1163
1088
987
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:31AM0.58m
8:47PM0.60m
10:20AM0.56m
9:00PM0.58m
9:53AM0.54m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.43m
3:41AM0.22m
3:27PM0.41m
3:34AM0.29m
3:26PM0.38m
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:04
 mm
3
4
8
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
31
32
30
29
28
28
26
26
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
31
29
29
28
Feels °C
32
34
34
35
35
34
34
32
31
33
32
32
34
33
31
31
32
35
32
33
32
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