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Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ruggles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruggles sea temperature is
7.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruggles today?
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 57 | 91 | 118 | 170 | 198 | 208 | 283 | 142 | 94 | 67 | 48 | 45 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:34PM 0.77 | 5:02AM 0.98 | 5:22PM 0.78 | 5:46AM 0.99 | 6:05PM 0.80 | 6:26AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 0.11 | 11:16AM 0.12 | 10:46PM 0.08 | 11:53AM 0.08 | 11:27PM 0.05 | 12:32PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - |
| Sunset | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Feels °C (?) | -17 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -2 |
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