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Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruggles today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | |
25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 87 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.89m | 6:53PM1.13m | 7:15AM0.90m | 7:35PM1.12m | 7:56AM0.91m | 8:13PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.15m | 11:55AM0.12m | 1:04AM0.12m | 12:32PM0.10m | 1:38AM0.10m | 1:11PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 3 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | ENE 4 | — | E 9 | E 3 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | S 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 87 | 28 | — | — | — | 11 | 23 | 16 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 19 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 88 | 88 | 19 | 123 | 88 | 88 | 657 | 1173 | 1173 | 121 | 595 | 208 | 609 | 955 | 737 | 1027 | 1584 | 41 | 19 |
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