Rubio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.45° S 152.20° E

Issued: 3 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rubio sea temperature is

28.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rubio today (16 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rubio at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 16				Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 12	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	N 10
Wave Graph
kJ	77	100	75	47	98	70	50	51	51	78	111	40	131	102	71	71	42	42	35	55
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide											4:15PM0.86m								4:31PM0.80m
Low Tide								7:46AM0.15m								7:48AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	29	28	27	26	26	25	26	27	28	28	26	26	25	25	26	27	28	28	27	26
Feels °C	29	28	29	27	26	26	27	28	29	30	28	27	26	27	29	30	30	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NE 9	ESE 10	NE 12	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 10	N 10
kJ	77	23	75	47	98	70	50	51	51	78	29	33	131	102	71	71	32	32	35	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	23	22	68	22	41	41	41	41	41	40	17	28	26	25	25	24	42	42	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	N 11	N 10	E 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 12	ENE 13	N 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NNE 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 10
kJ	22	20	16	11	10	11	10	10	11	17	10	17	17	17	16	14	15	15	14	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	ESE 10	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	E 3	ESE 10	SE 5	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	E 5	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 5
kJ	6	100	6	71	27	15	7	4	2	5	111	40	20	8	4	1	7	13	27	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Nago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Tupira Right East Sepik	Nago New Ireland	Despretes New Georgia	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	185	185	185	185	1095	185	185	0	0	2297	185	0	0	760	185	767	185	185	767	767
Best forecast wave conditions in New Ireland	Edmago	Nago	Nago	Edmago		Edmago	Nago	Rubio	Nago		Edmago	Edmago	Rubio		Nago		Edmago	Nago
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	Edmago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Nago New Ireland		Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Weld Road New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4

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