The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
467
447
434
326
321
321
362
362
362
388
384
251
277
357
347
614
547
455
316
312
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:15AM0.80m
8:04PM0.62m
10:44AM0.77m
8:37PM0.65m
11:15AM0.72m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.47m
3:15AM-0.08m
4:05PM0.47m
3:49AM-0.05m
4:27PM0.47m
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thunderstorm
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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7:16
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
30
32
30
28
27
27
26
28
31
33
30
28
28
27
27
29
31
32
30
28
Feels °C
29
34
34
34
33
32
32
30
31
34
36
33
33
33
31
31
33
34
36
34
34
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