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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 01 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ranches today?
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
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) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3778 | 3420 | 2880 | 2544 | 2114 | 1836 | 1537 | 1273 | 1150 | 1042 | 996 | 891 | 784 | 736 | 580 | 614 | 678 | 700 | 786 | 841 | 827 | 813 | 736 | 661 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 0.31 | 2:35AM 0.67 | 1:50PM 0.25 | 3:19AM 0.74 | 2:42PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 0.18 | 7:10PM -0.06 | 9:27AM 0.13 | 7:45PM -0.08 | 10:29AM 0.10 | 8:23PM -0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thu 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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