Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
1.4
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.1
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.1
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)10109661455137777744454441167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377271173332141717310944441813241864000
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
NW
0
NE
0
W
5
WNW
5
NE
0
N
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
3.26
7:38PM
3.24
8:34AM
3.49
8:43PM
3.43
9:23AM
3.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
1.56
1:28PM
1.37
1:45AM
1.45
2:29PM
1.15
2:51AM
1.24
3:17PM
0.93
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:37-------7:37-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:24-------7:23
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------11341----
Temp. °C181716151721221917161515171919181716161516202019
Feels °C (?)191817151821222018161515181919191917171617202119
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. Novelty surf! Waist to shoulder-high soft waves at high tide on Thursday. Cloudy and rainy and just 15 degrees but Golden Bay is a few degrees warmer.

    Patons Rock, 55 km away
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