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Rubio surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rubio today?
The current surf forecast for Rubio at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rubio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
95 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 57 | 72 | 74 | 84 | 93 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:33AM0.76m | 2:48AM0.73m | 2:02AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.21m | 6:23PM0.28m | 6:06PM0.35m | 9:59AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 95 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 57 | 72 | 74 | 84 | 93 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | NNE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | S 12 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 11 | ESE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 5 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 185 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 185 | 185 | 1095 | 975 | 0 | 937 | 994 | 780 | 780 | 185 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 760 | 0 |
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