Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruggles today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 1PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.24m | 11:30PM1.07m | 11:59AM1.17m | 00:17AM0.97m | 12:47PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.01m | 4:58PM0.10m | 5:02AM0.06m | 5:42PM0.17m | 5:39AM0.12m | 6:30PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 28 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2406 | 1728 | 1584 | 1175 | 3399 | 1539 | 2410 | 2406 | 376 | 189 | 140 | 120 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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