The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.7°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s

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 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
458
735
1336
1501
1597
1417
1271
1255
1239
1356
1339
1163
1088
1059
1045
857
947
915
947
742
672
653
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
ESE
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
0
NW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM0.56m
9:00PM0.58m
9:53AM0.54m
9:06PM0.54m
9:07AM0.56m
8:56PM0.49m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.22m
3:27PM0.41m
3:34AM0.29m
3:26PM0.38m
3:09AM0.36m
3:31PM0.35m
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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7:04
7:04
7:02
 mm
5
6
1
1
4
7
1
Temp °C
28
26
27
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
28
31
33
32
28
27
26
24
25
29
31
30
28
Feels °C
34
31
32
35
34
33
33
31
31
30
31
34
37
36
32
31
30
28
29
32
34
34
32
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