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Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
3.9° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruggles today?

The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SW
0.3
S
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)888888855667777877777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)705048301935101732671941632002182202401812233276143893438
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.93
9:04AM
1.02
9:28PM
0.95
9:47AM
0.99
10:13PM
0.97
10:34AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
-0.09
2:36AM
-0.08
3:10PM
-0.10
3:16AM
-0.06
3:42PM
-0.10
3:58AM
-0.04
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:03-
Sunset4:45-------4:46-------4:47-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C-5-7-8-7-7-8-6-4-22655335431-1-2-1-10
Feels °C (?)-14-15-15-14-13-14-13-12-11-7-3-3-4-5-5-4-4-4-5-7-8-9-9-9
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