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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ranches today?
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 12AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1468 | 1427 | 1263 | 1064 | 1002 | 861 | 734 | 678 | 563 | 336 | 493 | 577 | 590 | 722 | 880 | 894 | 880 | 655 | 569 | 491 | 617 | 1693 | 1109 | 1174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:40AM 0.59 | 1:42PM 0.19 | 3:13AM 0.63 | 2:26PM 0.17 | 3:46AM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 0.01 | 10:00AM 0.16 | 7:26PM 0.01 | 10:41AM 0.13 | 7:57PM -0.00 | 11:18AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
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