Rubio Surf Forecast

/ New Ireland (8 surf breaks) /

Papua New Guinea (28 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Rubio surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 +10

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Rubio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Rubio sea temperature is 30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rubio today?

The current surf forecast for Rubio at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	-	-
Afternoon (26 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (26 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 26				Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	N 13	N 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	99	74	74	75	84	86	86	92	94	117	117	117	117	117	117	115	113	113	130	153	113	113	113	146
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide						1:35AM0.79m				3:11PM0.40m				1:28AM0.84m								1:33AM0.90m
Low Tide			5:26PM0.39m					9:48AM0.31m			4:43PM0.40m					9:51AM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	5:45
mm	3	2	1	—	—	2	3	1	1	—	—	1	2	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	29
Feels °C	30	30	31	31	29	30	30	31	33	31	30	31	30	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	31	32	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 10
kJ	99	74	74	75	84	86	86	92	94	117	117	117	117	117	117	115	113	113	113	113	113	113	113	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	S 11	S 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 17	N 17	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	9	9	9	9	3	2	3	3	3	3	22	23	16	16	74	78	30	55	130	153	69	103	100	146
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	ESE 5	S 12	E 8	N 13	S 11	S 11	E 10	S 11	N 11	N 11	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	NNE 16	NNE 16	S 11	S 10	N 14	NNE 15	NNE 14	S 13
kJ	11	11	2	11	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	9	23	21	8	8	50	50	2	2	104	71	69	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	4	2	3	6	13	12	13	8	5	7	12	12	11	10	9	10	9	9	8	8	6	5	4	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nago New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Rubio New Ireland	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Piccinniny New Ireland	Despretes New Georgia	Piccinniny New Ireland	Makuti New Georgia	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	185	185	98	0	780	780	0	780	780	767	767	184	767	184	742	184	184	184	184	184	184	0	0	184
Best forecast wave conditions in New Ireland	Edmago	Edmago	Edmago	Rubio			Rubio					Piccinniny		Piccinniny		Piccinniny	Piccinniny	Long Long	Edmago	Edmago	Edmago	Rubio	Rubio	Nusa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1					1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Rubio New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik		Aitape Sandaun	Piccinniny New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Piccinniny New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fare Left French Polynesia	Kreefte Reef South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	5	6	7	6	7	7	9	6	9	6	9	9	9	8	7	9	7	7	6

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