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Ruggles surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruggles today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | |
47 | 56 | 50 | 60 | 92 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.12m | 6:31AM0.89m | 6:53PM1.13m | 7:15AM0.90m | 7:35PM1.12m | 7:56AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.13m | 00:32AM0.15m | 11:55AM0.12m | 1:04AM0.12m | 12:32PM0.10m | 1:38AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 47 | 56 | 50 | 60 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 208 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 98 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 76 | 16 | 93 | 44 | 69 | 88 | 595 | 730 | 122 | 296 | 609 | 609 | 737 |
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