Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 4PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)161615151516161515151414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)454344697082797069673433333436161414141413131313
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassonglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
3.16
2:32AM
3.21
3:33PM
3.03
3:40AM
2.99
4:52PM
3.01
5:25AM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
1.53
8:20PM
1.58
8:36AM
1.71
9:23PM
1.70
10:02AM
1.82
10:41PM
1.72
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:02----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162020181311101014192016131110101419181514151515
Feels °C (?)162020171087712181816129881218161412131313
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