Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 07 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
1.4
WSW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)15151514141413131313121212121212111111111111710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318365355341440410495480529529488355349268268193119967373734017035
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
SE
25
SSE
45
SSE
35
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.46
8:15AM
0.07
10:03PM
0.45
11:00AM
0.08
11:09PM
0.45
12:20PM
0.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
0.10
1:03PM
0.06
6:51AM
0.07
2:29PM
0.09
7:14AM
0.05
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:49-------6:50-------6:50-------
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2------1332273--1262123473
Temp. °C222323222223252523232322222223232323222222232424
Feels °C (?)242525232325262524252523201819181819181921192224
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