The Ranch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 101.87° W

The Ranch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
229
229
171
171
142
277
202
152
147
157
243
362
366
173
133
181
181
208
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
0
N
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:13PM0.63m
4:39PM0.60m
5:46AM0.43m
5:47PM0.59m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.29m
00:39AM0.39m
10:35AM0.38m
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
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6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:25
7:24
 mm
1
5
8
4
1
2
Temp °C
32
30
28
28
27
26
26
29
31
29
28
28
27
27
29
32
32
30
28
Feels °C
34
33
34
34
32
31
30
33
34
32
33
33
32
31
33
35
34
33
32
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