Ruby Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at Ruby Bay.

Honestly, it's a pretty flat and quiet stretch ahead for this sheltered point break. The water temp is sitting at about 54°, which is pretty much bang on average for the time of year, so nothing wild there. The problem is, for the next week and a half, there's just no real swell energy to get excited about. We see a couple of tiny bumps – maybe 0.3 ft from the north on Sunday the 30th – but the wave energy is basically non-existent (1), and it's barely a ripple. The week that follows is mostly zeros on the chart. There is a brief moment on Thursday the 3rd of September where things go glassy and we get a little 3 ft pulse from the north with 7-second period and 60 energy units, but the file itself calls it "poor surf conditions," and honestly, that's a polite way of saying it's still not doing much.

The only period that even looks like it might get your heart rate up is Sunday the 6th of September in the afternoon. Swell jumps up to 5 ft from the north, with 7-second period. That combined energy hits 229, which is moderate, and the wind is light cross-off out of the WNW. It’s big enough that beginners might want to sit it out, but it’s the most significant push we see in the whole 16 days. Even then, the word is "very ordinary conditions," so I’d keep your expectations low.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is that Sunday the 6th afternoon session. The 5 ft north swell with light cross-off breeze makes it the only window with actual size and half-decent wind. But Ruby Bay is a point break that's sheltered and rarely breaks, so it needs everything to line up. Even then, it's not going to be epic.

After that, it's back to a flat spell. Clean, glassy mornings on the 7th, 12th, and 13th, but with no swell to speak of. By the time we get to Monday the 14th of September, there’s a ghost of a north swell with a wild 22-second period, but the energy is only 9, so that's more of a weird ocean pulse than a surfable wave.

Bottom line: If you've got a longboard and zero expectations, the 6th of September afternoon might give you something to float around on. Otherwise, keep your board in the car and don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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