Surf Forecasts:
Ruggles surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, SW swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ruggles this week:
The surf forecast for Ruggles over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ruggles in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM. 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+) | 11PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruggles over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 60 | 39 | 53 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.05m | 10:02AM0.92m | 10:14PM1.03m | 10:41AM0.93m | 10:53PM1.01m | 11:23AM0.94m | 11:36PM0.98m | 12:07PM0.97m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:53PM1.00m | 1:11AM0.94m | 1:42PM1.05m | 2:04AM0.91m | 2:35PM1.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.09m | 3:42PM0.11m | 4:28AM0.08m | 4:22PM0.13m | 4:59AM0.08m | 5:02PM0.16m | 5:32AM0.08m | 5:46PM0.18m | 6:09AM0.08m | 6:38PM0.20m | 6:53AM0.08m | 7:42PM0.21m | 7:46AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 39 | 53 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 157 | 1138 | 16 | 64 | 457 | 64 | 88 | 631 | 88 | 2621 | 3363 | 606 | 603 | 193 | 785 | 745 | 904 | 23 | 19 | 886 |
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