The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.9° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
545
539
627
627
724
596
468
530
522
515
515
508
501
494
467
440
434
326
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SW
0
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:04PM0.52m
9:48AM0.80m
7:32PM0.58m
10:15AM0.80m
8:04PM0.62m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.45m
2:10AM-0.02m
3:34PM0.46m
2:42AM-0.07m
3:47PM0.47m
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:17
7:16
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
31
28
28
26
24
24
25
29
33
31
28
27
26
25
28
32
32
30
28
Feels °C
33
33
34
29
26
26
26
30
34
32
31
30
28
27
30
35
34
33
33
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