Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.50° N 158.23° W

Ranches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ranches sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.0° 

Ranches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ranches today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
15
1.2
NNW
15
1.3
NNW
15
1.2
NNW
14
1.2
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.8
W
15
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
576
656
538
486
590
572
486
449
336
330
283
278
337
347
328
322
322
328
328
375
382
382
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:25AM0.40m
2:13PM0.56m
3:02AM0.47m
2:49PM0.51m
3:37AM0.53m
3:22PM0.45m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.13m
8:46PM0.03m
8:48AM0.13m
9:08PM0.02m
9:39AM0.13m
9:29PM0.02m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:26
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6:26
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6:15
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6:14
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6:13
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1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
26
26
26
26
28
28
26
25
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
31
31
30
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