The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
743
733
666
574
543
485
471
471
357
363
363
332
284
288
288
238
238
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
N
5
N
5
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:53AM0.70m
7:39PM0.54m
9:26AM0.73m
7:58PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.18m
2:51PM0.41m
2:04AM0.14m
3:29PM0.41m
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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
 mm
1
1
1
4
8
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
29
32
32
30
28
28
28
27
26
29
30
28
26
Feels °C
33
31
32
32
34
36
35
34
33
34
34
32
29
32
33
31
31
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