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Rust wipe schedule
Every Rust server wipes at force wipe, the first Thursday of the month, and most also run their own wipes between those dates. The schedule below is built from wipes observed on public servers, not from what owners announce. Check the force wipe countdown for the next reset, then scan the heatmap and lists for the days and hours your server type tends to use.
When servers wipe, hour by hour through the week
Wipe days
ring · share of wipes- 1 Monday 10%3,703
- 2 Tuesday 8%2,938
- 3 Wednesday 9%3,175
- 4 Thursday 31%11,457
- 5 Friday 20%7,392
- 6 Saturday 11%4,183
- 7 Sunday 10%3,534
Ring 1 is Monday, innermost; ring 7 is Sunday, outermost. Restarts are left out: a new map less than six hours after the last counts as the same wipe. Times are UTC: UK time is the same in winter and an hour ahead in summer; US East is five hours behind in winter and four in summer.
Read the week as a table
| Day | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 98 | 91 | 91 | 105 | 86 | 125 | 103 | 113 | 126 | 183 | 197 | 150 | 235 | 252 | 237 | 194 | 188 | 212 | 246 | 189 | 174 | 121 | 98 | 89 | 3,703 |
| Tue | 96 | 82 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 79 | 97 | 167 | 158 | 150 | 147 | 157 | 186 | 169 | 177 | 210 | 166 | 138 | 134 | 109 | 86 | 2,938 |
| Wed | 80 | 75 | 93 | 90 | 96 | 91 | 71 | 100 | 123 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 167 | 202 | 214 | 159 | 147 | 179 | 196 | 160 | 142 | 124 | 123 | 87 | 3,175 |
| Thu | 124 | 116 | 99 | 105 | 95 | 113 | 123 | 119 | 136 | 204 | 177 | 225 | 247 | 477 | 393 | 378 | 355 | 2272 | 2992 | 985 | 549 | 507 | 364 | 302 | 11,457 |
| Fri | 294 | 263 | 291 | 234 | 235 | 245 | 382 | 308 | 361 | 347 | 477 | 426 | 442 | 396 | 380 | 376 | 261 | 313 | 328 | 255 | 227 | 239 | 143 | 169 | 7,392 |
| Sat | 159 | 119 | 118 | 128 | 120 | 169 | 126 | 128 | 207 | 279 | 198 | 223 | 273 | 229 | 189 | 204 | 206 | 205 | 226 | 160 | 169 | 135 | 114 | 99 | 4,183 |
| Sun | 110 | 90 | 118 | 96 | 85 | 103 | 132 | 131 | 162 | 189 | 147 | 200 | 225 | 159 | 166 | 186 | 208 | 212 | 204 | 153 | 131 | 113 | 112 | 102 | 3,534 |
What servers say they do
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48%
Not published
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30%
Monthly
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14%
Weekly
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9%
Every two weeks
From the schedule tag a server publishes. "Not published" servers wipe when they like; the force wipe catches all of them.
Force wipes ahead
- nextThu 5 Nov 2026, 19:00 GMT
- thenThu 3 Dec 2026, 19:00 GMT
- thenThu 7 Jan 2027, 19:00 GMT
The first Thursday of every month at 19:00 UK time, with the game update. Last one: Thursday 1 October.
Wiping soon
- T− 19h191/ 225
- T− 18h132/ 200
- T− 20h89/ 100
- T− 21h86/ 100
- T− 21h76/ 300
Just wiped
- 3h ago1,288/ 1650
- 17h ago1,179/ 1500
- 3h ago758/ 800
- 4h ago735/ 750
- 4h ago654/ 700
Questions
Q01When is the next Rust force wipe?
Force wipe falls on the first Thursday of every month, at 19:00 UK time. The countdown on the force wipe countdown page updates live. All public servers wipe then, so expect long queues and fresh maps.
Q02How often do Rust servers wipe?
It varies. Some wipe weekly, others biweekly or monthly. A smaller group wipes on custom schedules. The heatmap above shows the days and hours wipes actually happen across the servers we track. You can filter the server browser by wipe cycle to find one that matches your play time.
Q03What time of day do most servers wipe?
Most wipes happen in the evening of the server's home region, so players can join after work or school. In UTC terms, the busiest hours are around 18:00 to 21:00. The week-by-hour heatmap above gives the current pattern from recorded wipes.