
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruggles today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:45PM0.85m | 4:07AM0.78m | 4:44PM0.87m | 5:04AM0.84m | 5:33PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.32m | 10:37PM0.31m | 10:14AM0.27m | 11:18PM0.25m | 11:10AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 7 | — | 35 | 19 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | SW 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 8 |
3 | 7 | 11 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 1845 | 1738 | 258 | 154 | 64 | 208 | 208 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 606 | 603 | 606 | 595 | 728 | 595 | 1141 | 630 | 890 | 886 |
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