Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruby Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 20 | NW 5 | N 18 | NW 18 | NNW 5 | N 17 | NW 22 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:19AM3.38m | 8:17PM3.67m | 8:24AM3.62m | 9:03PM3.96m | 9:17AM3.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM1.32m | 2:06AM1.00m | 2:31PM1.06m | 2:55AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | N 12 | N 20 | N 12 | N 7 | N 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | N 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 20 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 20 | N 12 | N 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 22 | NW 21 | NW 16 | NW 20 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 88 | 38 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 14 | 88 | 115 | 115 | 207 | 38 | 141 | 148 | 88 |
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