Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)151616141515151514141413131313131111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)155124119136228205201275482456427472465451382364264260184180152142140235
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
0
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.06
8:33PM
0.59
9:04AM
0.05
9:41PM
0.55
11:06AM
0.09
10:47PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.03
12:16PM
-0.04
4:52AM
0.02
1:17PM
0.01
5:52AM
-0.01
2:50PM
0.07
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:09-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset----6:53-------6:53-------6:54---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232424242425242323242424262524232323242424232222
Feels °C (?)272826262627262526282626282625242424232222211920
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