Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.19° N 9.26° W

Ruins 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 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 (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), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruins at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). 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)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
14
1
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
449
585
428
390
335
377
340
552
543
511
471
409
805
851
836
777
806
851
715
615
593
459
441
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:30AM1.92m
7:08PM1.68m
7:39AM1.80m
8:38PM1.60m
9:13AM1.78m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.82m
12:45PM0.85m
00:56AM0.97m
2:05PM0.97m
2:24AM1.05m
3:49PM0.96m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
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21
21
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20
21
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19
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20
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19
Feels °C
22
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21
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
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