The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.0° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 9AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
347
614
547
455
316
312
346
386
508
508
502
447
302
353
385
380
395
411
416
416
416
395
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
0
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:15AM0.72m
9:11PM0.65m
11:46AM0.66m
9:44PM0.62m
12:16PM0.60m
Low Tide
3:49AM-0.05m
4:27PM0.47m
4:23AM0.03m
4:52PM0.46m
4:55AM0.14m
5:22PM0.46m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
32
33
31
28
27
27
26
29
33
32
31
28
27
26
26
29
32
32
31
29
Feels °C
31
29
32
36
36
35
33
32
32
30
34
36
35
35
34
32
30
30
34
36
34
35
35
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