The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.9° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 4PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
S
12
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.8
S
12
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
133
181
181
208
454
568
587
655
655
648
258
312
677
653
813
813
813
793
773
743
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
SE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM0.59m
7:29AM0.55m
6:34PM0.57m
8:16AM0.64m
7:10PM0.56m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.38m
00:47AM0.31m
12:46PM0.41m
1:13AM0.24m
2:01PM0.41m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
2
10
3
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
27
32
32
30
29
28
27
26
26
30
31
29
28
28
27
26
28
31
32
30
28
Feels °C
30
35
33
34
34
33
32
32
30
33
33
33
33
33
32
31
33
35
36
34
33
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