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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 HST
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Ranches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ranches sea temperature is
25.6° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
4
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
N
2.1
N
Period(s) (?)131212121212121213161615151514141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1245971798597635961165524543318673282658702784065746138548148043809330529832611194615071277
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.14
2:56AM
0.62
2:18PM
0.14
3:29AM
0.65
3:00PM
0.16
4:02AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.13
6:56PM
0.01
10:35AM
0.11
7:39PM
-0.01
10:58AM
0.09
8:20PM
-0.02
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset--6:09-------6:10-------6:12-----
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111145------------------
Temp. °C242524242322222223222120202020202122212121212121
Feels °C (?)202121212020191617161514141414151618171819171617
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