The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
31.0° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 1PM is: 0.4m 26s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SSW
26
0.4
SSW
26
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SW
23
1.1
SW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.3
SSW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
175
175
263
263
154
138
371
964
964
563
368
414
1051
2092
2092
1512
1041
1012
1267
1845
2044
2044
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:55AM0.74m
8:08PM0.51m
10:23AM0.73m
8:08PM0.51m
10:49AM0.71m
8:04PM0.52m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.10m
3:57PM0.42m
2:47AM0.08m
4:16PM0.44m
3:06AM0.06m
4:28PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<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>
7:23
7:23
7:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
31
32
30
28
27
27
27
29
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
30
30
33
34
35
33
33
32
32
32
34
35
34
33
33
32
31
30
34
34
33
33
32
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