Surf Forecasts:
Ruggles surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SE swell with 54 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ruggles this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ruggles in the next 16 days are 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruggles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here.
Well, I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak 16 days ahead for Ruggles. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of flat to tiny, poor-quality waves. Honestly, there isn't a single standout session in the whole window, and it’s going to be a real test of patience. The first proper recommendation doesn’t even show up until Wednesday the 9th of September, and even then, it’s barely worth paddling out for.
You’ve got a solid week and a half of frustration before that. The first full week, from Monday the 31st of August right through to Tuesday the 8th of September, is a total write-off. Swell heights hover around 0.3 ft to 3 ft, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-shore, churning the surface up. There’s a brief moment of glassy conditions on Friday the 4th of September morning, with virtually no wind, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0 ft (combined energy of just 14). It’s a cruel tease.
The only session that gets a slight nod is on Wednesday the 9th of September in the morning. For a few hours, we get a bit of a pulse – a 3 ft swell from the SSW with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind goes glassy (combined energy of 82). The water is about 72°F, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but the wave comment still says “very ordinary conditions.” It’s surfable, but you’d be well warned that the quality is still poor. It’s a reef and point set-up here, so it handles that straight-ish SSW swell direction a bit better than most, but it’s still nothing to get excited about.
After that little blip, it drops right back into the doldrums. The second week, from the 10th of September onwards, is back to tiny, weak swells in the 0.3 ft to 2 ft range with onshore winds again. The 12th of September morning offers another glassy window with a 1.0 ft swell (combined energy of 7), but it’s just too small to bother with. The entire 16-day outlook is basically a blank run, and for this area, that’s not all that unusual. Ruggles is rated as fairly consistent, so it tends not to stay poor forever, but this time it’s a proper dud. If you see a gust on any of these windy days like the 6th of September with a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind, the break might look more interesting for a kite session than a paddle surf.
Don’t hold your breath, mate. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, park your board.
Rusty.
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). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | NE 3 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
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 kJ | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 45 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.18m | 10:47PM1.06m | 11:11AM1.17m | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:02PM1.16m | 00:32AM0.97m | 12:59PM1.14m | 1:31AM0.94m | 2:00PM1.12m | 2:33AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.11m | 3:41AM0.95m | 4:17PM1.13m | 4:49AM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.05m | 4:26AM-0.02m | 5:05PM0.10m | 5:06AM0.01m | 5:55PM0.16m | 5:53AM0.06m | 6:58PM0.22m | 6:49AM0.12m | 9:06PM0.26m | 8:00AM0.16m | 10:41PM0.22m | 9:27AM0.16m | 11:38PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 54 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | S 7 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | 20 | 8 | — | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | SE 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | 54 | — | — | 25 | 37 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 730 | 745 | 208 | 745 | 487 | 217 | 655 | 1173 | 19 | 256 | 154 | 16 | 69 | 88 | 208 | 595 | 595 | 2406 | 193 | 87 | 19 |
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