Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 May 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruggles today?

The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 3PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 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
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
SE
6
1.5
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
3
9
25
28
43
50
74
91
257
512
563
423
299
211
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
5
NNE
15
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:24PM1.09m
1:50AM1.06m
2:23PM1.08m
2:48AM0.99m
3:22PM1.08m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.10m
7:17PM0.17m
9:00AM0.12m
9:22PM0.20m
9:53AM0.13m
10:32PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
1
2
1
3
9
13
14
6
2
Temp °C
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
9
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
13
11
5
5
8
9
9
7
7
8
7
7
8
9
9
5
3
4
1
2
3
4
6
8
13
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
12
11
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
3
4
25
28
43
50
299
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
4
4
5
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
SE
6
1.5
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
9
74
91
257
512
563
423
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
189
752
772
792
792
1846
792
1138
748
687
687
1138
630
630
687
647
381
311
310
189
137
98
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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