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Ruby Bay Surf Photo: 'Ruby Bay high tide' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.21° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruby Bay sea temperature is

12.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N	N
	9 s	cross- on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N	N
	9 s	cross- on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW	N
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NW	NNW	N
	10 s	cross	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NW		N	WNW
	10 s	cross		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW		N	WNW
	10 s	cross		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW		N	WNW
	10 s	cross		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW		N	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NW		N	WNW
	9 s	cross		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW		N	WNW
	9 s	cross		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW		N	WNW
	9 s	cross		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW		N	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SW		N	WNW
	9 s	glass		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	W	WNW	N	WNW
	8 s	cross- off	2 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WSW		NNW	WNW
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	W		N	WNW
	8 s	glass		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW		N	WNW
	8 s	glass		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ruby Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 32 minutes before high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 3.7m (12.2 ft). Range 4.38m (14.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Ruby Bay Surf Photo: 'Ruby Bay high tide' by Rob Davies

Small waves best suited to a longboard or a SUP. It improved a bit as the tide dropped a bit but that big fog bank rolled in then making it very murky.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:32 am 26 Jun 2014