The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
4
4
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
1
3
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
813
813
813
793
773
743
733
666
574
543
485
471
471
357
357
363
368
284
288
288
288
238
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
WNW
5
N
0
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SE
20
SSE
10
NW
0
SE
15
SW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
8:16AM0.64m
7:10PM0.56m
8:53AM0.70m
7:39PM0.54m
9:26AM0.73m
7:58PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.24m
2:01PM0.41m
1:40AM0.18m
2:51PM0.41m
2:04AM0.14m
3:29PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
12
2
Temp °C
27
26
29
31
31
30
28
28
28
27
29
31
31
30
29
29
28
27
25
26
30
29
26
Feels °C
31
30
34
34
33
33
33
33
33
32
35
35
34
34
34
35
34
33
27
30
35
31
31
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