Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ranches today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 9 | NE 7 | N 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 121 | 16 | 121 | 15 | 105 | 91 | 91 | 75 | 47 | 64 | 52 | 52 | 80 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 110 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:30AM0.34m | 1:04PM0.51m | 2:02AM0.42m | 1:39PM0.48m | 2:35AM0.49m | 2:14PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.19m | 7:46PM0.07m | 7:38AM0.16m | 8:05PM0.04m | 8:31AM0.15m | 8:27PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 63 | 60 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 54 | 64 | 52 | 75 | 80 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 96 | 96 | 139 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 15 | N 6 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 11 | 43 | 79 | 42 | 73 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 110 | 99 | 97 | 46 | 131 | 94 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SE 4 | S 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 81 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 43 | 65 | 35 | 21 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 253 | 287 | 126 | 121 | 126 | 105 | 91 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 54 | 91 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 60 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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