Ruby Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.21° S 173.09° E

Ruby Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruby Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
3.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruby Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
18
0.1
NW
17
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.5
N
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.1
N
8
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
11
10
7
0
6
0
0
3
3
9
102
137
0
1
45
27
73
137
0
59
59
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
NE
0
E
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:51AM4.13m
00:02AM4.07m
12:25PM4.11m
00:35AM3.95m
12:58PM4.04m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.63m
5:35PM0.71m
5:54AM0.71m
6:05PM0.81m
6:28AM0.84m
6:36PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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6:45
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6:43
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6:41
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7:44
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7:45
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2
2
1
1
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Temp °C
12
11
17
18
17
15
12
11
10
9
16
18
20
19
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
16
17
15
14
12
10
9
7
15
16
20
19
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
15
15
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