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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	N	NW
	5 s	cross	5 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December 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
	E	SE	ESE	N	NW
	5 s	cross	5 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December 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
	ESE	SE	ESE	N
	5 s	cross	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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
	ESE	SE	ESE	N
	5 s	cross	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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
	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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
	E	SE	ESE	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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
	ESE	SE	ESE	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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
	ESE	SSE	ESE	ENE	N
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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
	ESE	S	SE	N	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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
	SE	S	SSE	ENE	N	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	5 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December 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	SSW	S	ENE	N	N
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	5 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December 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	S	N	ENE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December 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	SSW	SSE	N	ENE
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December 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	SSW		N	E
	11 s	off		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December 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	S		N	ENE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December 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	SSE		N	ENE
	11 s	glass		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December 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	E		N
	10 s	cross- on		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 6 pm

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

Image captured 52 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 3.5m (11.4 ft). Range 4.08m (13.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Ruby Bay Surf Photo: 'Microwave' by Campbell Read

I’ve never surfed here and I can see it would be a treat to get a 1-2 foot wave as it looks to be a great microwave

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User: Campbell Read

Country: New Zealand (2465 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:41 pm 30 Dec 2025