Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 05 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
24.1° 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: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
SW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)121211111111101016131312121212181616161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821231111051031019065122848077729069111132211208280365365355341
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SW
15
S
5
S
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
0.17
6:59PM
0.49
6:10AM
0.13
7:51PM
0.48
6:44AM
0.09
8:53PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
-0.01
2:28AM
0.11
11:47AM
0.01
4:12AM
0.12
12:18PM
0.03
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----6:49-------6:49-------6:49---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C212223232323232322222324232322222222232323242423
Feels °C (?)222323242222232423232323242523232324242424262625
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