Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313171716161819181716161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1077880701569569509501437394429410496532546882190416632084200817831520134313071179
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.20
5:06AM
0.66
4:32PM
0.17
5:44AM
0.66
5:13PM
0.16
6:25AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.13
9:22PM
0.02
12:40PM
0.13
9:51PM
0.02
1:32PM
0.13
10:22PM
0.04
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset--5:49-------5:49-------5:49-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272726252525252526272625242424242626252424242424
Feels °C (?)272626262727262627292626262625252828262526272726
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