The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
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
0.9
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
183
176
174
171
171
171
207
273
316
251
594
427
306
330
458
1000
1098
1249
1235
1179
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:33AM0.62m
8:33PM0.61m
10:31AM0.58m
8:47PM0.60m
10:20AM0.56m
9:00PM0.58m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.45m
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
6:31
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7:06
7:05
7:04
 mm
1
7
2
Temp °C
28
31
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
30
29
27
Feels °C
32
35
34
34
34
32
32
32
33
34
34
33
34
34
33
30
32
32
33
34
32
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