Rubio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.45° S 152.20° E

Issued: 9 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rubio sea temperature is

28.0°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):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rubio at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 15). An 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 (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 15		Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	73	83	61	69	77	77	77	183	169	98	74	75	71	73	78	78	77	111
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				2:27AM0.32m				3:57PM0.91m									4:15PM0.86m
Low Tide			11:56PM0.29m			7:41AM0.17m								7:46AM0.15m


	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	26	26	26	28	29	28	27	26	26	26	26	28	28	28	27	26
Feels °C	29	26	26	26	26	28	29	29	29	26	26	27	26	28	28	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 9	NE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 10
kJ	73	83	61	69	77	77	77	23	68	98	74	75	71	73	78	78	29	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	N 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 12	N 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 13	ENE 13
kJ	23	32	50	35	49	23	23	22	17	47	41	41	41	41	41	29	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	ENE 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	N 11	E 12	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 12	ENE 13	N 11	N 11
kJ	18	14	31	17	17	22	22	20	11	22	10	11	10	10	11	17	10	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 6	ENE 3	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	31	71	29	18	10	10	5	183	169	5	24	17	16	5	8	3	77	111
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Simberi Island New Ireland	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Tarawai East Sepik	Tupira Right East Sepik	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Tarawai East Sepik	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	98	185	185	98	185	185	185	185	185	994	760	185	185	185	0	994	185	185
Best forecast wave conditions in New Ireland	Simberi Island	Edmago	Edmago	Long Long	Edmago	Nago	Edmago	Nago	Nago			Edmago	Edmago	Nago	Nago		Edmago	Nago
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Simberi Island New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Narimu and Buro Reefs Sandaun	Sissano Lagoon Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Tarawai East Sepik	Edmago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Balephuil (Tiree) United Kingdom	Afife Portugal	Tokomaru Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4

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