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 am 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 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (26 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (26 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	N 13	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	75	77	77	95	79	74	74	75	106	86	108	115	94	117	117	117	117	117	117	115	113	113	130	139
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		2:02AM0.74m				1:45PM0.42m				1:35AM0.79m				3:11PM0.40m				1:28AM0.84m
Low Tide				9:59AM0.38m			5:26PM0.39m					9:48AM0.31m			4:43PM0.40m					9:51AM0.23m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	3	4	4	3	4	2	—	—	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	28	27	27	28	27	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	30	29	30	31	29	31	30	29	30	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	31	33	32	31	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 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
kJ	75	77	77	95	79	74	74	75	106	86	108	115	94	117	117	117	117	117	117	115	113	113	113	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	S 12	S 4	SE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 11	S 11	N 12	N 12	S 4	N 12	N 17	N 17	N 14	N 14	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	11	10	10	11	4	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	22	23	16	16	75	78	30	55	130	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	SE 8	N 13	S 11	S 11	N 12	S 11	N 11	N 11	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	NNE 16	NNE 16	S 11	S 10
kJ	11	14	11	8	9	9	9	9	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	9	23	21	2	8	50	50	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 3	S 4	S 4	—	SSW 2	SW 3	S 5	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	6	6	9	10	—	1	5	4	2	7	8	6	3	8	12	15	19	16	12	11	7	7	5	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nusa New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Simberi Island New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	186	186	1095	975	0	0	780	98	0	186	767	767	780	767	767	771	767	184	184	184	184	184	184	184
Best forecast wave conditions in New Ireland	Nusa	Nusa			Edmago	Edmago		Simberi Island	Simberi Island	Nusa								Piccinniny	Piccinniny	Piccinniny	Piccinniny	Edmago	Edmago	Edmago
Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1		1	1	1								1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Nusa New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Simberi Island New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Jailbreak Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Back Bommie Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Hell South Africa	Hell South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	9	9	9	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	6	7	6	9	6	8	8	6

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