Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)101010101012111111111111101010101010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273268235200208522521431423423375375281235180180231167115115115827759
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.46
1:39PM
0.23
1:27AM
0.45
2:14PM
0.31
2:03AM
0.42
2:50PM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
0.01
6:51PM
0.07
8:09AM
-0.02
7:50PM
0.05
8:30AM
-0.05
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:16-------6:15-------6:13----
Sunset------6:51-------6:51-------6:52-
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cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--5201620911362211-------112
Temp. °C232321202020212021212121222223232222232325252524
Feels °C (?)252522212322232221232423252325252324242527282826
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