Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1.4
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
273
471
207
169
166
137
137
99
89
98
115
149
157
154
122
120
103
76
73
54
39
38
138
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:37PM0.39m
1:12PM0.30m
00:23AM0.36m
1:50PM0.40m
1:09AM0.31m
2:29PM0.49m
Low Tide
6:38AM-0.03m
6:35PM0.12m
7:02AM-0.06m
7:47PM0.10m
7:28AM-0.09m
8:52PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:01
7:02
Temp °C
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
23
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
23
23
22
23
24
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
24
23
22
23
25
23
23
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1.4
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
0.6
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
17
Energy kJ
273
273
471
207
169
166
137
137
99
80
98
115
149
157
154
122
120
103
76
73
54
39
38
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
N
6
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
70
68
71
106
103
102
101
101
92
89
63
129
131
129
79
72
69
38
67
66
85
82
82
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
33
28
11
11
3
9
18
18
97
29
84
40
35
8
65
65
42
41
63
56
35
32
31
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.4
SE
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
37
32
40
64
75
96
99
99
11
171
88
88
115
85
63
63
63
66
79
77
75
93
94
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
153
156
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
153
2
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
5
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