Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.19° N 9.26° W

Ruins 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruins at 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
WNW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
804
721
623
449
639
428
397
335
305
340
552
543
511
471
463
805
851
836
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10PM1.84m
6:30AM1.92m
7:08PM1.68m
7:39AM1.80m
8:38PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.82m
12:45PM0.85m
00:56AM0.97m
2:05PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
22
23
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
19
19
18
19
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