The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
392
178
282
290
378
378
352
286
287
327
352
347
336
465
327
327
252
302
390
469
481
481
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
15
S
10
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM0.76m
8:06PM0.53m
10:03AM0.73m
8:06PM0.55m
10:18AM0.69m
8:10PM0.57m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.06m
3:37PM0.39m
2:41AM0.05m
3:41PM0.41m
2:57AM0.05m
3:44PM0.43m
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
4
4
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
31
33
30
28
27
25
25
27
32
31
29
28
27
26
25
26
29
30
27
25
Feels °C
31
31
32
34
35
34
33
32
28
28
30
35
33
33
33
32
30
28
30
32
32
31
28
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