Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.8
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)---345554544444545555566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0000159700040121019202410777771619
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
0
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
0
SW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononglassoffoffoffoffglassonononglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
4.11
12:06AM
4.08
12:16PM
4.04
12:39AM
4.05
12:48PM
3.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.69
5:37PM
0.67
5:49AM
0.74
6:08PM
0.74
6:17AM
0.84
6:40PM
0.86
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:43-------7:45-------7:46-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:14--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C111013161718141312131619191716151414151517161514
Feels °C (?)10812141617121110121618181717161414151617161413
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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