Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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Ruby Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruby Bay sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.3
N
1.2
NW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
1.1
NW
0.8
NNW
1.1
NW
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.3
NW
0.5
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)5141461313141565571212121212126512111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)590339231323640327480260000013111022
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
3.26
7:43AM
3.46
8:06PM
3.48
8:24AM
3.76
8:54PM
3.73
9:03AM
4.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.56
1:11AM
1.36
1:39PM
1.28
2:01AM
1.10
2:20PM
0.99
2:42AM
0.85
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:57-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C181613121212141618141110101012171814111211121316
Feels °C (?)1815121011101212151288881015161191188811
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