The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.6° C
1.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
597
589
589
597
614
693
376
395
291
328
553
561
568
592
641
822
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
N
0
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:47AM0.64m
6:56PM0.49m
8:10AM0.72m
7:22PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.30m
2:17PM0.38m
00:57AM0.23m
2:40PM0.36m
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:12
 mm
1
7
4
Temp °C
28
28
27
25
26
32
32
30
28
26
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
35
35
32
30
30
36
33
32
32
29
29
29
31
33
33
33
33
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