Surf Forecasts:
Ruggles surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SSW swell with 237 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ruggles this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ruggles in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruggles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it.
Well, I’ve gotta be straight with you – we’re looking at a pretty flat stretch here at Ruggles. The numbers for the next week and a half are just not doing us any favours. From Wednesday morning the 9th all the way through to Friday morning the 18th of September, it’s a long, quiet run. You’ll be seeing a lot of tiny, weak swell – mostly under 2 feet – with patchy, often choppy conditions and a lot of cross-onshore wind messing things up. There’s a few brief windows of clean conditions, like Thursday morning the 10th with a crisp cross-offshore breeze, but the swell’s too small to get excited about. The combined wave energy stays weak, barely hitting the low double digits, which tells you everything you need to know. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Friday morning the 18th of September.
Now, that Friday morning – the 18th – is our standout. We finally get a pulse of SSW swell pushing in at about 6 ft. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s not groundswell, but the wind is forecast to be dead calm – glassy conditions. That’s a huge positive. The combined wave energy here hits 359 (moderate), which is a real step up from the weeks prior. This is about as good as it’s gonna get in this 16-day window. The water temperature is around 69°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.
After that Friday morning window, it drops right back off. The swell fades to tiny waves and the winds turn messy again, and the rest of the forecast into late September offers nothing worth paddling out for. A few days around the 23rd and 24th show some lumpy, onshore slop, but that’s not what we’re after.
So, mark your calendar for Friday morning the 18th. That’s your one shot. It’ll be clean, it’ll have some push, but don’t expect it to last long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 137 | 196 | 237 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.26m | 7:38AM1.29m | 8:03PM1.27m | 8:24AM1.33m | 8:47PM1.24m | 9:09AM1.34m | 9:30PM1.19m | 9:53AM1.30m | 10:13PM1.11m | 10:37AM1.22m | 10:57PM1.01m | 11:22AM1.13m | 11:43PM0.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.02m | 1:40PM-0.01m | 2:10AM-0.01m | 2:25PM-0.01m | 2:40AM-0.02m | 3:07PM0.01m | 3:11AM-0.00m | 3:46PM0.04m | 3:45AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.10m | 4:20AM0.08m | 5:05PM0.16m | 4:58AM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 135 | 91 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 137 | 196 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1138 | 1008 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 88 | 1567 | 88 | 1173 | 595 | 208 | 256 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 69 | 890 | 457 | 1174 | 208 |
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