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Rubio surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 +10Forecast 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
29.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rubio today?
The current surf forecast for Rubio at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rubio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 9 | |
101 | 101 | 265 | 396 | 396 | 357 | 357 | 312 | 189 | 361 | 213 | 217 | 356 | 322 | 312 | 249 | 249 | 135 | 125 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 115 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:22AM0.79m | 2:25PM0.53m | 2:18AM0.85m | 2:56PM0.49m | 2:22AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.34m | 9:30AM0.25m | 7:16PM0.35m | 9:52AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 101 | 101 | 265 | 396 | 396 | 357 | 357 | 312 | 189 | 361 | 213 | 217 | 356 | 322 | 312 | 249 | 249 | 135 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 125 | 72 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 15 | E 9 | SE 9 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 46 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 83 | 53 | 61 | 44 | 50 | 29 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 125 | 133 | 131 | 47 | 115 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 69 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 72 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 724 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
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