Ranches Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.50° N 158.23° W

Ranches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
1.9
SW
8
0.9
W
7
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.9
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.4
NW
9
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
434
72
122
94
194
324
240
262
188
149
115
65
46
82
64
60
28
57
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:48PM0.69m
3:11AM0.36m
3:25PM0.66m
3:52AM0.42m
3:59PM0.61m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.06m
8:39AM0.06m
10:04PM0.05m
9:30AM0.07m
10:28PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
33
31
29
29
28
32
31
31
28
28
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