Creole · Cameron County · Louisiana
Rutherford Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Creole, Louisiana
Rutherford Beach, Creole, Louisiana: flat (under 1 ft), at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.8 ft at 2 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.3 ft at 3:47 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.8 ft · 2 s · ENE
- Wind
- 7 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 3.0 ft risinghigh 3.3 ft at 3:47 pm
- Water
- 73°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:32 amset 5:20 pm
Rutherford Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Rutherford Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Rutherford Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 15 | 0.9 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 15 | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 16 | 0.5 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 15 | 0.6 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 15 | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 1.5 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 3.0 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 3.3 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 3.3 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 3.2 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 3.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 0.9 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 0.3 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 0.3 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 0.5 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (S) | 2.6 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (S), gusts 11 | 3.0 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 11 | 3.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 3.2 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 3.0 ft |
Rutherford Beach beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Rutherford Beach arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly unknown.
- Set waves
- about 0.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- How they break
- Unknown
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Rutherford Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Rutherford Beach: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 0–1 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Rutherford Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 16 | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6 mph onshore (S) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 3 s · SE | calm | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 3 s · WSW | 13 mph offshore (N), gusts 18 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.2 ft · 2 s · E | 14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 19 | 10 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 4 s · ESE | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 3 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 3.0 ft · 4 s · ESE | 25 mph offshore (NE), gusts 38 | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21 | 16 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 22 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Rutherford Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Rutherford Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Rutherford Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.7 ft at 12:15 am, low 0.5 ft at 7:57 am, high 3.3 ft at 3:47 pm and low 2.6 ft at 9:03 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 3.0 ft and rising.
Rutherford Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.7 ft at 12:15 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:57 amHigh 3.3 ft at 3:47 pmLow 2.6 ft at 9:03 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.9 ft at 12:13 amLow 0.3 ft at 8:31 amHigh 3.2 ft at 4:36 pmLow 2.7 ft at 9:24 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 3.0 ft at 12:22 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:08 amHigh 3.3 ft at 5:39 pmLow 2.6 ft at 11:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.7 ft at 12:42 amLow 0.1 ft at 9:50 amHigh 2.8 ft at 6:47 pmLow 2.5 ft at 11:20 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.6 ft at 1:46 amLow 0.5 ft at 10:29 amHigh 3.0 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 2.7 ft at 1:25 amHigh 2.7 ft at 1:33 amLow 0.7 ft at 11:12 amHigh 3.0 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.1 ft at 11:52 amHigh 3.3 ft at 9:35 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.8 ft at 12:57 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 2.0 ft at 2:03 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Rutherford Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Rutherford Beach is about 73°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 7 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 71 and 73°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Rutherford Beach
- Cameron / Calcasieu Pass Jetties13 mi W · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Holly Beach20 mi W · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Sabine Pass Jetties, Texas43 mi W · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Meacom's Pier, Texas82 mi WSW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Bolivar - Gilchrist, Texas82 mi WSW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Rutherford Beach
Rutherford Beach is a beach break in Creole, Cameron County, Louisiana, facing south-southwest.
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