Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ranch today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 503 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10AM0.72m | 7:22PM0.50m | 8:35AM0.76m | 7:42PM0.50m | 9:00AM0.78m | 7:57PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.36m | 1:22AM0.17m | 3:00PM0.35m | 1:44AM0.12m | 3:17PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 561 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 503 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 48 | 68 | 43 | 47 | 35 | 67 | 68 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 115 | 83 | 106 | 108 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 21 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 94 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 490 | 495 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 491 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 33 | 0 |
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