Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
1.4
NE
2.3
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)666666677577778111098871166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33331322221515213334375441458109056539613811135874
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
N
0
ENE
0
E
0
E
5
ENE
0
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
3.98
12:22PM
3.74
12:41AM
3.85
12:57PM
3.54
1:13AM
3.68
1:38PM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
0.98
6:12PM
1.02
6:18AM
1.15
6:49PM
1.21
6:53AM
1.34
7:30PM
1.40
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:09-------6:07--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------2112412-------
Temp. °C131315181917151515151617171615141515151818171414
Feels °C (?)121214171816141415151616171716141616161817181414
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