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Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
7.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruggles today?
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 19 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 70 | 66 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM 0.77 | 4:13AM 0.96 | 4:34PM 0.77 | 5:02AM 0.98 | 5:22PM 0.78 | 5:46AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06AM 0.19 | 9:32PM 0.13 | 10:41AM 0.16 | 10:07PM 0.11 | 11:16AM 0.12 | 10:46PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -5 | -7 | -11 | -15 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -2 |
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