Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruby Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 13 | N 16 | N 16 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 4 | N 13 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 37 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:23PM4.05m | 00:47AM4.26m | 1:16PM3.93m | 1:35AM4.08m | 2:08PM3.79m | 2:25AM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.80m | 6:44AM0.82m | 7:08PM0.91m | 7:36AM0.97m | 7:53PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | NW 14 | N 14 | N 13 | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 37 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 121 | 161 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 125 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 14 | 129 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 7 |
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