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Rubio surf break

Rubio surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 +10
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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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rubio today?

The current surf forecast for Rubio at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNW
0.6
NE
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NE
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)121112121311131312121313131312121213131412121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858585879396959389123129131131119106727188926672108145148
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
W
0
E
0
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.21
3:55AM
1.04
4:11AM
1.00
4:21AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.21
6:05PM
0.12
6:35PM
0.06
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset-5:50-------5:50-------5:50------
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1----111-1211----111---1
Temp. °C282828282727272828282727272727282828272727262628
Feels °C (?)313132333131313130313232323131313132313131302931
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