Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruggles today?

The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
7
10
17
26
24
24
15
15
14
8
8
7
8
3
4
9
8
8
7
7
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
25
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:40PM0.98m
2:10AM1.04m
2:43PM0.99m
3:14AM0.99m
3:46PM1.01m
4:19AM0.97m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.12m
7:13PM0.15m
9:42AM0.13m
9:30PM0.18m
10:38AM0.11m
10:51PM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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7:32
7:34
7:35
7:37
Temp °C
14
17
18
13
10
9
8
7
10
11
9
7
6
5
4
5
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
10
12
8
6
5
4
2
4
7
2
2
2
1
-1
0
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
22
7
10
17
26
24
24
15
15
14
8
8
7
7
3
2
2
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
8
6
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
7
7
17
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
8
4
9
8
8
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
64
123
121
93
19
19
88
88
745
728
595
595
595
595
595
728
1027
652
652
93
89
89
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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