Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101111991111101010101010999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361361361017779849413412211796967776676247454435343231
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassoffglassglasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.42
2:50PM
0.39
2:39AM
0.39
3:28PM
0.47
3:16AM
0.34
4:09PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
-0.05
8:45PM
0.03
8:53AM
-0.08
9:40PM
0.02
9:19AM
-0.10
10:36PM
0.02
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
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Rain (mm)
---121------------------
Temp. °C242425252524232323232424242424232323242424242323
Feels °C (?)262727282825242425262626272727262526272628262525
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