Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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 3.1°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 7PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.8
NW
1.4
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.3
N
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.3
NW
0.6
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)141313131314121256614146613141565661212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1514131313161212311295703392105323643740108000
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
5
W
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
3.09
6:50AM
3.17
7:12PM
3.26
7:43AM
3.46
8:06PM
3.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.76
12:06AM
1.59
12:48PM
1.56
1:11AM
1.36
1:39PM
1.28
2:01AM
1.10
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
14166--------------------1
Temp. °C14151617161513131618191613121311141717141210109
Feels °C (?)12141617151411121617181512111291214141110887
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