Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.19° N 9.26° W

Ruins 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruins sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.1° 

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 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
13
1
NW
14
1
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
940
928
902
804
721
623
449
585
428
397
395
377
340
552
543
502
471
624
678
851
851
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:10PM1.84m
6:30AM1.92m
7:08PM1.68m
7:39AM1.80m
8:38PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.68m
00:00AM0.82m
12:45PM0.85m
00:56AM0.97m
2:05PM0.97m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
24
23
22
22
23
22
22
21
23
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
19
18
19
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