Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 7AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ruby Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 15 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 16 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 116 | 210 | 183 | 121 | 106 | 86 | 88 | 0 | 120 | 80 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:31PM3.78m | 8:32AM3.83m | 9:28PM4.06m | 9:33AM3.98m | 10:17PM4.29m | 10:29AM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM1.02m | 2:37PM1.08m | 3:10AM0.84m | 3:39PM0.90m | 4:03AM0.69m | 4:34PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 183 | 121 | 106 | 86 | 88 | 7 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 68 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 68 | 66 | 64 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 20 | NW 20 | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 40 | 116 | 210 | — | — | — | — | 209 | 109 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 132 | 129 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 116 | 14 | 129 |
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