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Rubio surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rubio today?
The current surf forecast for Rubio at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rubio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
141 | 119 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 84 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:13AM0.91m | 4:02AM0.83m | 3:33AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.09m | 5:48PM0.14m | 6:16PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 141 | 119 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 84 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | SE 7 | S 10 | N 11 | N 12 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 3 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 10 | ESE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 14 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 0 | 98 | 185 | 98 | 98 | 185 | 185 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 780 |
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