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Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
 (Which is 3.9°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 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.6
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.6
NNW
0.7
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)76666443666144151515141413131341212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1636737273815523324114417161631310182625
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
0
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcrossononglassglassglassoffglassononglassoffoffoffoffglassononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
3.38
5:41PM
3.35
6:04AM
3.28
6:41PM
3.24
7:16AM
3.25
7:43PM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
1.66
11:45PM
1.63
12:24PM
1.76
12:43AM
1.67
1:33PM
1.75
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset-----9:01-------9:01-------9:00--
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C171319212117141110101618181816141414171819171515
Feels °C (?)1611161817151410981515161714121212161617161516
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