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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 8PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
0
3
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131212171316151414141317161615141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7786186094733353303503188977678338867335605876771267114013829888909389471086
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
W
10
W
0
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
S
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
NW
25
N
25
ENE
5
ESE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
0.21
5:34AM
0.65
5:47PM
0.23
6:05AM
0.61
6:38PM
0.27
6:35AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.05
10:17PM
-0.01
12:38PM
0.04
10:59PM
0.03
1:05PM
0.03
11:46PM
0.08
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:11
Sunset--6:14-------6:14-------6:15-----
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-------------11--1------
Temp. °C242424242323222223242424232221212323222222212222
Feels °C (?)232324252423222223242325242119192521191920202020
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