Ruby Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.21° S 173.09° E

Ruby Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruby Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C
1.2° 

Ruby Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ruby Bay today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.5
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
119
103
102
80
76
60
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:24AM3.16m
7:15PM3.28m
7:30AM3.18m
8:20PM3.44m
Low Tide
00:16AM1.78m
12:23PM1.71m
1:19AM1.70m
1:26PM1.67m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
8
7
7
8
11
11
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
5
Feels °C
10
6
5
5
5
9
9
4
3
4
5
4
4
6
6
4
3
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