Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ranches today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 6 | N 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 9 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 148 | 147 | 145 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 201 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 44 | 42 | 120 | 41 | 132 | 143 | 164 | 25 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:24AM0.34m | 2:32PM0.59m | 2:56AM0.40m | 3:02PM0.57m | 3:30AM0.46m | 3:31PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.11m | 9:09PM0.09m | 8:35AM0.10m | 9:27PM0.07m | 9:20AM0.10m | 9:48PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 153 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 242 | 377 | 377 | 134 | 223 | 510 | 458 | 441 | 441 | 318 | 310 | 302 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 17 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 144 | 110 | 108 | 115 | 108 | 108 | 166 | 166 | 74 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 74 | 72 | 195 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 50 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | NNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | N 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 148 | 147 | 145 | 188 | 171 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 39 | 71 | 123 | 46 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 57 | 52 | 25 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 95 | 49 | 46 | 151 | 148 | 31 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 94 | 154 | 120 | 137 | 132 | 143 | 164 | 224 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 156 | 162 | 154 | 154 |
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