Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 5AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Ruby Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 16 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNE 2 | N 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:12PM3.37m | 8:23AM3.40m | 8:50PM3.64m | 9:07AM3.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM1.44m | 2:23PM1.19m | 2:40AM1.19m | 3:01PM0.94m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 14 | NNE 3 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 69 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 129 | 38 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 83 |
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