Surf Forecasts:
Ruggles surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SSW swell with 234 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 11AM. 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 | 11AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruggles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking for our little corner of the world.
To be straight with you, looking over the next 16 days, it’s a quiet stretch for Ruggles. We’ve got a long gap of weak, small surf that just isn’t going to get the heart pumping. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until the 10th of September, but even that comes with a heavy dose of wind that’ll mess with the surface.
The water temp is sitting at about 70°F right now, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year.
Let’s walk through it. From today, Thursday the 3rd, right through to Tuesday the 8th, it’s a total write-off. Swell heights are bouncing around between 0.3ft and 2ft, but the periods are short, around 4 to 8 seconds, and the combined energy is in the weak range (values like 34, 9, 5). It’s just not doing anything. Thursday afternoon has a little bump to 2ft but with a 12 mph cross-off wind, it’s still a poor surf situation.
Wednesday the 9th is more of the same – small and messy. Thursday the 10th is the one day that looks like it could have some size, with the morning showing a 5ft swell from the SSW. The combined energy jumps up to 406, which is a solid moderate push. But here’s the catch: that comes with a 19 mph cross-off wind, which is a fresh breeze. It’ll be clean-ish, but at that size and with that wind, the surf quality is still listed as poor. This is more of a looker than a paddler.
After that, from Friday the 11th onwards, it drops back down. We get a few days of 2ft to 2ft swell from the S with a 7-second period. The winds are a mix of offshore and cross-off, keeping it clean. But the energy is low (26 to 57), so you’re looking at weak, small waves. The best of that run might be Friday morning the 11th, with a 2ft S swell and a moderate offshore wind from the NW, giving you some clean little lines. But it’s not going to get you excited.
There’s no standout session in this entire 16-day window. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of the 11th is your best bet, but manage your expectations. It’s a long quiet spell with nothing that screams “go now.”
Stay patient. Sometimes the ocean just needs a rest.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.14m | 1:31AM0.94m | 2:00PM1.12m | 2:33AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.11m | 3:41AM0.95m | 4:17PM1.13m | 4:49AM1.01m | 5:25PM1.17m | 5:52AM1.10m | 6:24PM1.23m | 6:48AM1.20m | 7:16PM1.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.22m | 6:49AM0.12m | 9:06PM0.26m | 8:00AM0.16m | 10:41PM0.22m | 9:27AM0.16m | 11:38PM0.16m | 10:49AM0.12m | 00:24AM0.11m | 11:54AM0.06m | 1:05AM0.06m | 12:50PM0.02m | 1:39AM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | SE 11 | S 5 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 34 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 121 | 69 | 88 | 595 | 208 | 595 | 2610 | 128 | 609 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 89 | 89 | 296 | 2584 | 651 | 651 | 2495 | 2410 |
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