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Rubio surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rubio today?
The current surf forecast for Rubio at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rubio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 130mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
159 | 159 | 135 | 163 | 173 | 181 | 177 | 170 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 123 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.05m | 4:08AM0.99m | 4:13AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.06m | 4:55PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
1 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 159 | 159 | 135 | 163 | 173 | 181 | 177 | 170 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 123 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | — | ESE 11 | W 5 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | N 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 185 | 98 | 185 | 0 | 185 | 185 | 184 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
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