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Lat Long: 3.45° S 152.20° E

Rubio Surf Photo: 'throwing buckets' by Shane Clark

Issued: 3 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rubio sea temperature is

27.4°C

1.7°

Rubio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NW	N	ENE	N
	10 s	cross	5 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW	N	ENE	N
	10 s	cross	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW	N	ENE	N
	10 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW	N	ENE	N
	10 s	cross	5 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NW	NW	ENE	N
	10 s	cross	3 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NW	NW	NE	N
	12 s	glass	3 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N		NE	N
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW	NW	NE	N
	10 s	glass	3 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NW	NNW	NE	N
	11 s	glass	3 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NW	NW	NE	NNW
	10 s	cross	3 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW		NE	NNW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW		NE	NNW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	WNW	NW	NE	NNW
	10 s	glass	3 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW	NW	NE	NNW
	10 s	glass	3 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNW	NW	NE	NNW
	10 s	glass	2 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	NNW	NE	NNW
	10 s	cross- on	2 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	NNW	NE	NNW
	10 s	cross- on	3 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rubio around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 9 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.7 ft). Range 1.10m (3.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Rubio Surf Photo: 'throwing buckets' by Shane Clark

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User: Shane Clark (40 photos)

Country: Papua New Guinea (138 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:49 pm 7 Feb 2012