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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ranches today?
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 689 | 700 | 786 | 854 | 827 | 813 | 800 | 736 | 736 | 838 | 1102 | 1463 | 1423 | 1285 | 1367 | 1367 | 1496 | 1637 | 2413 | 2529 | 2169 | 2082 | 1388 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:19AM 0.74 | 2:42PM 0.20 | 4:04AM 0.79 | 3:34PM 0.17 | 4:50AM 0.81 | 4:28PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:29AM 0.10 | 8:23PM -0.09 | 11:28AM 0.07 | 9:03PM -0.09 | 12:25PM 0.06 | 9:46PM -0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
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