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Ranches surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ranches today?
The current surf forecast for Ranches at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ranches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 83 | 83 | 103 | 103 | 123 | 127 | 155 | 124 | 119 | 136 | 228 | 205 | 201 | 275 | 482 | 456 | 418 | 472 | 465 | 388 | 382 | 330 | 307 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:29PM 0.62 | 7:14AM 0.06 | 8:33PM 0.59 | 9:04AM 0.05 | 9:41PM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:31AM -0.08 | 3:29AM 0.03 | 12:16PM -0.04 | 4:52AM 0.02 | 1:17PM 0.01 | 5:52AM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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