The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.3° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 2PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2283
2204
2027
1977
1953
1857
1834
1650
1608
1441
1405
1275
1241
1024
899
886
874
774
763
752
692
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:04PM0.62m
8:14PM0.58m
12:27PM0.58m
8:14PM0.59m
12:44PM0.54m
8:07PM0.59m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.53m
4:16AM0.11m
4:15PM0.54m
4:23AM0.16m
3:22PM0.53m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
28
31
30
29
27
26
25
25
27
30
30
28
27
26
26
25
28
32
31
30
28
Feels °C
32
34
34
33
32
31
29
29
31
33
32
32
31
30
30
29
32
35
32
33
33
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