The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
145
147
145
205
199
233
293
232
157
159
133
178
198
195
111
103
80
85
104
96
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
ESE
0
NE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
N
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM0.51m
8:01PM0.52m
9:04AM0.56m
7:50PM0.48m
8:55AM0.63m
7:22PM0.45m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.44m
2:27AM0.34m
3:19PM0.42m
1:36AM0.31m
3:30PM0.41m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
3
Temp °C
30
32
31
30
29
28
28
27
29
31
30
30
28
28
27
26
27
31
30
27
26
Feels °C
35
36
34
34
34
33
34
33
35
35
34
35
34
34
32
32
32
36
34
32
30
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