Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ranches today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NE 6 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 102 | 46 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 58 | 85 | 108 | 99 | 99 | 88 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:03AM0.28m | 4:33PM0.72m | 4:50AM0.33m | 5:08PM0.66m | 5:37AM0.37m | 5:42PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM-0.00m | 11:26PM0.04m | 10:16AM0.03m | 11:54PM0.04m | 11:07AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 299 | 307 | 298 | 509 | 749 | 392 | 600 | 651 | 1029 | 1017 | 1004 | 868 | 836 | 773 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 636 | 606 | 503 | 496 | 496 | 405 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 373 | 369 | 455 | 289 | 235 | 741 | 289 | 218 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SSE 9 | S 20 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 82 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 104 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 102 | 46 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 58 | 65 | 80 | 58 | 85 | 108 | 99 | 99 | 88 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 |
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