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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ranches today?
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 45 | 44 | 64 | 106 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 92 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 127 | 155 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:39PM 0.62 | 5:16AM 0.16 | 6:31PM 0.63 | 6:05AM 0.10 | 7:29PM 0.62 | 7:14AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19AM -0.12 | 12:44AM 0.03 | 10:53AM -0.11 | 2:00AM 0.04 | 11:31AM -0.08 | 3:29AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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