Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruggles today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruggles at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruggles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 47 | 53 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 54 | 46 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.18m | 10:47PM1.06m | 11:11AM1.17m | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:02PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM-0.03m | 4:22PM0.05m | 4:26AM-0.02m | 5:05PM0.10m | 5:06AM0.01m | 5:55PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 23 | 49 | 54 | 46 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 24 | — | 22 | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 18 | 22 | 47 | — | — | 52 | 52 | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 728 | 730 | 1173 | 745 | 745 | 1173 | 2406 | 208 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 780 | 487 | 314 | 296 | 217 | 414 | 524 | 655 | 647 | 1173 | 415 | 157 |
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