Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ruby Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 45 | 59 | 61 | 46 | 42 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:08PM3.55m | 2:20AM3.78m | 2:53PM3.49m | 3:09AM3.68m | 3:42PM3.45m | 4:04AM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM1.15m | 7:50PM1.17m | 8:13AM1.20m | 8:36PM1.31m | 9:04AM1.26m | 9:36PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 4 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | NW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | E 8 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 45 | 59 | 61 | 46 | 42 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 52 | 52 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 146 | 202 | 88 | 137 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 14 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 137 |
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