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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
26.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 9AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131717161618191817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1648162314221235107788070156956950950150139442941049653254688219041663208420081783
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
5
S
15
SW
10
NNW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffglassoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		glassoncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.66
3:56PM
0.20
5:06AM
0.66
4:32PM
0.17
5:44AM
0.66
5:13PM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
0.01
11:52AM
0.13
9:22PM
0.02
12:40PM
0.13
9:51PM
0.02
1:32PM
0.13
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---6:47-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset------5:49-------5:49-------5:49-
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252424242727252525252525262727252424242526262525
Feels °C (?)242324222626252627262526272927262626262628262726
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