The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.8° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
649
632
503
443
437
431
357
352
347
332
290
229
225
222
219
219
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
20
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
0
NNW
0
N
20
SE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:22PM0.50m
8:35AM0.76m
7:42PM0.50m
9:00AM0.78m
7:57PM0.51m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.17m
3:00PM0.35m
1:44AM0.12m
3:17PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
7:10
7:09
 mm
1
1
4
18
6
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
29
33
32
30
29
28
27
25
25
29
32
30
28
Feels °C
33
34
33
30
33
36
35
35
36
34
33
27
29
33
36
33
33
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