The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 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):

  • 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 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
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 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
18
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
290
378
378
352
286
287
327
352
347
327
465
327
327
252
302
390
469
481
481
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
5
W
0
E
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:06PM0.53m
10:03AM0.73m
8:06PM0.55m
10:18AM0.69m
8:10PM0.57m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.39m
2:41AM0.05m
3:41PM0.41m
2:57AM0.05m
3:44PM0.43m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
2
2
5
2
Temp °C
34
30
28
26
26
25
27
31
31
29
27
26
26
26
27
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
37
33
33
30
30
28
30
34
33
34
32
30
30
29
29
33
31
32
30
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