Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruggles today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 7AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 3 | E 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.82m | 2:29PM0.95m | 2:49AM0.77m | 3:27PM0.91m | 3:48AM0.76m | 4:31PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.25m | 9:00PM0.34m | 8:14AM0.28m | 10:19PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 4 | — | S 5 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 2 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 69 | 69 | 121 | 1043 | 157 | 122 | 157 | 157 | 166 | 88 | 595 | 3399 | 728 | 595 | 157 | 163 | 166 | 1173 | 707 | 1173 | 98 | 123 | 121 |
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