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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ranches today?
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | |
223 | 219 | 179 | 172 | 172 | 149 | 117 | 115 | 110 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 113 | 140 | 199 | 190 | 181 | 141 | 131 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.38m | 2:34PM0.38m | 1:59AM0.33m | 3:06PM0.45m | 2:34AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.10m | 7:57AM-0.06m | 8:25PM0.09m | 8:18AM-0.07m | 9:19PM0.08m | 8:38AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 |
 kJ | 223 | 116 | 119 | 99 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 77 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 69 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 113 | 140 | 199 | 190 | 181 | 141 | 83 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 211 | 219 | 179 | 172 | 172 | 149 | 117 | 115 | 110 | 106 | 84 | 69 | 37 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 36 | 37 | 131 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | NW 15 | SW 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 208 | 160 | 153 | 147 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 54 | 35 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 57 | 42 | 52 | 86 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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