Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)11111311116556677888888999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)020223014381000004103212822522231612021601451098463
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassoffglassglassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
3.98
9:42AM
4.18
10:19PM
4.19
10:23AM
4.26
10:59PM
4.31
11:06AM
4.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.63
3:35PM
0.57
4:00AM
0.48
4:14PM
0.50
4:39AM
0.43
4:56PM
0.54
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------1111172436-----66
Temp. °C1310991217161514141415141414141312111012151413
Feels °C (?)9766101615141312131414141414121210911141213
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