Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111981010661212111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26819314511494738123113835349467244448488462384330318273245245245
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
10
WNW
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.08
11:09PM
0.45
12:20PM
0.12
12:03AM
0.45
1:03PM
0.17
12:47AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.09
7:14AM
0.05
4:18PM
0.09
7:33AM
0.03
5:44PM
0.09
7:51AM
0.01
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--6:50-------6:50-------6:51-----
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-46658491761-----------1
Temp. °C242223232222232323232223232322232323232424232323
Feels °C (?)201920191920201920202427272725262524252526252625
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