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Rubio surfForecast / New Ireland / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 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: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | 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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | |
177 | 144 | 166 | 163 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 141 | 119 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:08AM0.99m | 4:13AM0.91m | 4:02AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.09m | 5:48PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | 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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 177 | 144 | 166 | 163 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 141 | 119 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | W 5 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 185 | 0 | 98 | 185 | 185 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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