Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ranches today?

The current surf forecast for Ranches at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (25 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NW
1.3
NNE
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)88888898815159999999141013131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353353323323261339364249217262255273354339339300246253350335277321324282
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
0.06
11:28PM
0.55
12:24PM
0.10
12:31AM
0.55
1:26PM
0.16
1:23AM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.06
2:57PM
0.03
7:35AM
0.03
4:40PM
0.05
8:06AM
0.00
6:09PM
0.05
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:30------
Sunset----6:45-------6:45-------6:45---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222242222212121212223222121212121222221212021
Feels °C (?)191918201818171818202019181817181818181717171717
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