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Ruby Bay Surf Photo: 'Shoulder High and ragged' 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
	NW	NNW		NW	W
	7 s	cross- on		7 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 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
	NW	N	NNW	NW	WNW
	7 s	cross- on	3 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 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	N	NNW	NW	WNW
	4 s	cross- on	4 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 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	N	N	WNW
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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
	N	N	N	WNW	WNW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	16 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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
	N	N	N	WNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	NNW	NNW	N	WNW
	8 s	cross	8 s	8 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	NW		N	WNW
	8 s	glass		8 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	WNW
	9 s	cross		9 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	NNW		N	WNW
	9 s	cross		9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	NNW		N	WNW
	9 s	cross		9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	NW		N	WNW
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 July 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	NW
	9 s	cross		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 July 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	NW
	10 s	glass		8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 July 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	W		NNW	WNW
	10 s	glass		10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 July 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	W		NNW	WNW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 July 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
	NW	W		NNW	WNW
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 July at 3 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 49 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 3.2m (10.4 ft). Range 4.38m (14.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Ruby Bay Surf Photo: 'Shoulder High and ragged' by Rob Davies

Just one for the archives, to compare with the forecast. It was mostly shoulder high but with a bit of cross-chop.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:33 pm 30 Jun 2014