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Ruby Bay

Lat Long: 41.21° S 173.09° E

Photo de Surf de Ruby Bay

Weather Forecast for Ruby Bay

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruby Bay sea temperature is

14.4° C

Ce qui est légèrement plus chaud que d'habitude

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	NNW	N	WNW	NW
	3 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 September 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	NNW	N	NW	NW
	3 s	cross- on	3 s	7 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 September 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	NNW	N	NW
	5 s	glass	6 s	5 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 September 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	N	N	NW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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	NNW	N
	7 s	cross	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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	NW	N
	9 s	cross	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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	NNW
	9 s	cross	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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	WNW	NNW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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	W	NNW	NNW	WNW
	11 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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	NW	NW	NNW	NW
	12 s	cross	11 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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
	NW	NW	NNW
	13 s	cross	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 September 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
	NW	W	NW	NNW	NW
	13 s	glass	13 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September 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
	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW
	13 s	glass	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September 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
	NW	NW	NW	NNW
	12 s	glass	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September 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
	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September 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
	NW	NW	NW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September 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	NW	NW
	12 s	cross	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 3 pm

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

Image captured 3 hours and 20 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.4m (8.0 ft). Range 4.30m (14.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo de Surf de Ruby Bay: 'André making the most of small Ruby Bay waves' par Rob Davies

SUPs and longboards made the best of soft small waves. Some very long rides on off as usual but not much power.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photo)

Photo taken at: 4:48 pm 27 Sep 2020