Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruggles today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.95m | 2:49AM0.77m | 3:27PM0.91m | 3:48AM0.76m | 4:31PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.34m | 8:14AM0.28m | 10:19PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 10 | SW 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 121 | 208 | 157 | 208 | 595 | 380 | 224 | 969 | 595 | 193 | 93 | 178 | 720 | 707 | 140 | 121 | 128 | 128 |
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