The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 7AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
454
568
587
655
655
648
258
312
677
653
813
813
813
793
773
743
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
W
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
7:29AM0.55m
6:34PM0.57m
8:16AM0.64m
7:10PM0.56m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.31m
12:46PM0.41m
1:13AM0.24m
2:01PM0.41m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
 mm
2
4
6
4
7
Temp °C
29
28
26
26
25
26
30
30
27
26
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
34
34
31
30
30
29
33
33
32
31
31
30
32
34
33
34
33
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