The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.1° C
1.6° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
648
258
312
677
653
813
813
813
793
773
743
733
666
574
543
485
471
471
357
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
0
W
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34PM0.57m
8:16AM0.64m
7:10PM0.56m
8:53AM0.70m
7:39PM0.54m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.41m
1:13AM0.24m
2:01PM0.41m
1:40AM0.18m
2:51PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
32
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
28
28
27
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
34
33
31
31
30
30
32
34
33
33
32
33
33
33
35
35
34
34
33
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