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Ruby Bay Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) / New Zealand (442 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (41.21° S 173.09° E)

Ruby Bay Surf Forecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

1 h 7 min ago

How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (09 Feb) | - | - |
Afternoon (09 Feb) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Evening (09 Feb) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruby Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 146 | 412 | 567 | 607 | 638 | 605 | 545 | 418 | 405 | 236 | 171 | 121 | 76 | 45 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | off | off | glass | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 3.97 | 1:37AM 3.81 | 1:51PM 3.93 | 2:13AM 3.75 | 2:26PM 3.83 | 2:50AM 3.68 | 3:04PM 3.69 | 3:28AM 3.58 | 3:50PM 3.53 | 4:11AM 3.45 | 4:47PM 3.38 | 5:06AM 3.32 | 5:59PM 3.29 | 6:32AM 3.23 | 7:21PM 3.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06PM 0.93 | 7:18AM 0.91 | 7:41PM 0.94 | 7:49AM 1.00 | 8:19PM 1.00 | 8:24AM 1.14 | 9:00PM 1.12 | 9:07AM 1.31 | 9:48PM 1.28 | 10:06AM 1.49 | 10:47PM 1.43 | 11:29AM 1.58 | 12:01AM 1.51 | 12:56PM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: the tide data above is for Mapua, New Zealand which is 4 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Ruby Bay.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Summary | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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