Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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 Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
13
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
171
299
295
264
255
255
255
247
235
223
219
179
172
172
149
117
115
110
84
69
83
82
78
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
W
10
WSW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
W
15
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:18PM0.23m
00:37AM0.43m
1:58PM0.31m
1:21AM0.38m
2:34PM0.38m
1:59AM0.33m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.11m
7:33AM-0.05m
7:23PM0.10m
7:57AM-0.06m
8:25PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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6:55
6:55
6:55
6:57
Temp °C
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
22
23
24
24
23
27
25
25
23
23
24
24
26
26
25
27
26
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
13
0.7
NW
11
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
253
128
299
295
264
255
255
255
247
235
223
219
88
172
172
149
67
79
79
84
69
54
45
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
Energy kJ
53
158
196
248
106
106
106
103
84
84
84
86
179
86
69
69
117
115
110
114
114
69
69
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.6
NNW
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
113
120
39
38
242
176
217
214
214
214
211
208
160
153
147
144
118
116
116
20
18
83
82
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
E
4
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
84
171
147
109
13
76
10
13
14
62
55
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
2
5
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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