The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
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
SW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
336
465
327
327
252
302
390
390
481
481
400
326
271
211
261
258
302
367
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
SE
25
SE
5
S
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:06PM0.55m
10:18AM0.69m
8:10PM0.57m
10:29AM0.66m
8:19PM0.60m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.41m
2:57AM0.05m
3:44PM0.43m
3:13AM0.06m
3:43PM0.44m
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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>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
31
29
27
26
26
26
27
30
27
26
25
25
25
26
28
30
32
30
28
Feels °C
32
32
30
30
29
29
30
31
28
30
29
28
27
28
29
31
34
32
30
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