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Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruggles today?
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
29 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 54 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 91 | 127 | 186 | 163 | 99 | 79 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 58 | 43 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.13m | 9:58PM1.36m | 10:30AM1.12m | 10:54PM1.29m | 11:27AM1.11m | 11:52PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM-0.12m | 4:26AM-0.06m | 4:01PM-0.07m | 5:23AM-0.00m | 4:57PM0.01m | 6:28AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 29 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 10 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 139 | 118 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 60 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 54 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 91 | 127 | 186 | 163 | — | 79 | 93 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 595 | 595 | 41 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 171 | 253 | 163 | 163 | 41 | 154 | 41 | 10 | 256 | 256 | 41 | 208 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 23 |
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