The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.7
S
12
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
157
243
362
432
173
133
181
181
208
454
568
587
655
655
648
305
312
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:46AM0.43m
5:47PM0.59m
7:29AM0.55m
6:34PM0.57m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.39m
10:35AM0.38m
00:47AM0.31m
12:46PM0.41m
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cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:20
6:20
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7:24
7:24
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
26
30
33
30
28
28
27
26
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
32
32
30
27
28
33
35
33
33
34
32
31
33
35
34
34
33
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