Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruggles today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | E 4 | SE 11 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 115 | 147 | 190 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.87m | 1:33AM0.76m | 1:57PM0.83m | 2:25AM0.77m | 2:49PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.32m | 6:57AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.32m | 8:18AM0.32m | 9:47PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 5 | S 8 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 115 | 147 | 190 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | — | SE 11 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 595 | 595 | 631 | 631 | 603 | 102 | 221 | 221 | 193 | 193 | 969 | 969 | 1027 | 193 | 19 | 2415 | 1035 | 140 | 1031 | 904 |
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