The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
202
152
147
157
243
362
432
173
133
181
181
208
454
568
587
655
655
648
258
312
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
0
NNE
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:39PM0.60m
5:46AM0.43m
5:47PM0.59m
7:29AM0.55m
6:34PM0.57m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.29m
00:39AM0.39m
10:35AM0.38m
00:47AM0.31m
12:46PM0.41m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
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7:25
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
31
30
30
28
28
26
25
26
30
33
30
28
28
28
27
28
31
30
29
28
Feels °C
33
35
35
34
33
33
30
28
30
33
35
33
33
33
33
32
33
35
34
34
34
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