Ruby Bay surf break

Ruby Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)44491010204981818181817161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151833120290210712412124662422212020201918171717
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassonononglassoffoffglassglassononcross-
on
glassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
4.34
12:25AM
4.11
12:42PM
4.31
1:04AM
4.11
1:18PM
4.22
1:41AM
4.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
0.58
6:21AM
0.71
6:35PM
0.61
6:55AM
0.73
7:11PM
0.71
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:44----
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
83231-------------------
Temp. °C151515141312101016181817131211111618191815131212
Feels °C (?)141515141110881515151513111010161718181512109
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