Surf Forecasts:
Ruggles surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, S swell with 122 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruggles over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight up – we're looking at a lean patch for Ruggles over the next couple of weeks. Don't get your hopes up too high, it's a bit of a waiting game.
The first couple of days are a write-off. Sunday, July 5th and Monday, July 6th have tiny, weak swell and poor conditions; you're honestly better off doing something else. There's a bit of a gap here with nothing worthwhile until the following week.
Things start to look a little more interesting around Saturday, July 11th. The morning shows some clean surf coming in, with a 3ft swell from the S and a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (98), and with a light N wind keeping things clean, it's surfable. It's not going to blow your mind, but it's the first decent chance to get wet. After that, the surf drops back off again, and we hit another gap with very small, weak conditions right through to the middle of the week.
Now, for the one true standout. You're gonna want to circle the weekend of July 18th. Sunday, July 19th, the morning brings a solid 5ft swell from the S with a longer period of 10 seconds, pushing strong wave energy (356). The wind is cross-shore from the SW, which isn't ideal. But the real potential is Saturday, July 18th. The morning shows a 6ft S swell with a 9-second period and a very strong energy reading (491). The wind is light and onshore, which could keep it a bit lumpy. However, the Monday following, July 20th, is your best bet with a 7ft S swell and an even stronger energy reading (743), and the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SW. That's a solid, powerful swell that will wrap into this reef and point set-up. This one's for the experienced crew only; at 7ft, it's pushing into expert territory. Beginners, sit this one out. With crowds sometimes an issue here, you might have some company on a day that looks this good.
The water temperature is about average for this time of year.
So, there you have it. A long, slow start, but if you've got patience, that last weekend of the period has some promise. Keep your fingers crossed the long-range forecast holds.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
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 kJ | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 113 | 116 | 52 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 26 | 56 | 66 | 62 | 72 | 93 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:36PM0.98m | 12:07PM0.97m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:53PM1.00m | 1:11AM0.94m | 1:42PM1.05m | 2:04AM0.91m | 2:35PM1.09m | 3:02AM0.90m | 3:35PM1.13m | 4:07AM0.91m | 4:41PM1.18m | 5:15AM0.94m | 5:47PM1.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.08m | 5:46PM0.18m | 6:09AM0.08m | 6:38PM0.20m | 6:53AM0.08m | 7:42PM0.21m | 7:46AM0.07m | 9:02PM0.20m | 8:47AM0.06m | 10:22PM0.16m | 9:50AM0.04m | 11:29PM0.11m | 10:52AM0.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 |
mm | 12 | — | — | 20 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 52 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 93 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | ESE 7 | S 10 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | N 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 69 | 113 | 116 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 26 | 56 | 66 | 62 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 487 | 1738 | 296 | 1141 | 1738 | 388 | 461 | 1728 | 23 | 19 | 87 | 16 | 65 | 1043 | 154 | 163 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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