Rubio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.45° S 152.20° E

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rubio at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Evening (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	108	108	108	102	101	99	99	98	95	93	90	89	89	87	86	85	83	96	94	93	78	77	88	134
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:11AM0.78m				3:49PM0.73m				3:26AM0.69m				3:50PM0.79m				3:32AM0.59m				3:54PM0.84m
Low Tide				9:35AM0.23m				9:40PM0.33m				9:22AM0.27m					10:10PM0.32m			9:07AM0.27m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	23	22	23	24	26	27	26	25	26	26	26	27	28	27	26	26	26	27	27	28	30	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 14
kJ	108	108	108	102	101	99	99	98	95	93	90	89	89	87	86	85	83	96	94	93	78	77	88	134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 6	N 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 4	SW 6	SW 6	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	15	15	16	15	26	15	16	16	8	6	6	6	3	9	14	14	6	3	9	8	15	18	18	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 9	WSW 6	N 11	N 11	N 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	WSW 5	ENE 15	WSW 5	WSW 5
kJ	23	23	22	22	22	23	11	11	11	11	11	10	6	3	9	9	9	14	14	15	3	22	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 4	SSE 4	S 6	S 6	SSE 4	S 5	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 4	SSE 5	S 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	61	78	61	35	24	11	17	24	27	43	40	27	31	140	77	35	61	34	17	12	5	4	10	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	186	98	98	98	98	98	98	186	98	98	98	98	98	186	186	186	186	951	1095	1095	186	98	760	186
Best forecast wave conditions in New Ireland	Nusa	Simberi Island	Simberi Island	Simberi Island	Simberi Island	Simberi Island	Simberi Island	Nusa	Nusa	Simberi Island	Nusa	Simberi Island	Simberi Island	Nusa	Nusa	Nusa	Nusa				Nusa	Nusa		Nusa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	7	6	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	5	6

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