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Ruby Bay Surf Photo: 'Couple local battlers coming in from a overhead surfing session ' by Ollie Rayward

Lat Long: 41.21° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruby Bay sea temperature is

13.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	N	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	SSE
	7 s	on	3 s	7 s	7 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	NW
	3 s	cross- on	3 s	6 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	E	ENE	N	NW	NW
	3 s	cross- on	3 s	6 s	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	ESE	SE	ENE	ENE	N
	3 s	cross- on	2 s	3 s	5 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SE	E	NE	NNW
	3 s	cross- off	3 s	3 s	4 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	ENE	ESE	NNW
	3 s	glass	3 s	3 s	3 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NE	SSW	SSE	ENE	NNW	NW
	5 s	glass	2 s	5 s	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NE	ESE	SSE	ENE	NW	NW
	5 s	glass	2 s	5 s	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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
	ENE	NE	NE	NW	NW
	4 s	on	4 s	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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
	NE	NE	NE	NW	NW
	2 s	on	2 s	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		NE	N	ENE
	3 s	glass		3 s	6 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	N	S	SSE	N	ENE	NW
	6 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	N	SSE	SE	N	ENE	E
	6 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	5 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October 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	S	ESE	N	ENE
	6 s	cross- off	3 s	6 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	N	S	SE	N	ESE	ENE
	6 s	glass	3 s	6 s	3 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NNE	SE	SE	N	ESE	ENE
	6 s	glass	3 s	6 s	3 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NE	NE	E	N	ENE	ESE
	6 s	glass	2 s	7 s	4 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October at 12 pm

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

Image captured 18 minutes after high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 4.0m (13.0 ft). Range 4.15m (13.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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User: Ollie Rayward

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:47 am 21 Oct 2021