Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.19° N 9.26° W

Ruins 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruins sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.9° 

Ruins surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ruins today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruins at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Ruins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
13
1.5
NW
15
1.5
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.4
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1
WNW
13
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
667
576
940
928
902
804
721
623
449
585
428
435
335
346
340
552
543
502
471
624
805
974
860
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:42AM2.09m
6:10PM1.84m
6:30AM1.92m
7:08PM1.68m
7:39AM1.80m
8:38PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.65m
11:52AM0.68m
00:00AM0.82m
12:45PM0.85m
00:56AM0.97m
2:05PM0.97m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
22
21
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
23
24
23
22
23
24
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
23
19
18
18
21
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