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Ruby Bay Surffoto: 'Summer swell, high tide' door Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.21° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruby Bay sea temperature is

14.3° C

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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
	NNW	NNW	N	NW	WNW
	8 s	cross- on	7 s	8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January 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	NNW	NNW	W	N
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January 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
		-
		cross- off

Open ocean wave model on 4 January 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

Open ocean wave model on 4 January 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

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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	N	N	N	W
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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	NW	N	N
	8 s	cross	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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	NW	NNW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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	WNW	NNW
	8 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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	W	WNW	NNW	N
	8 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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	W	WNW	NNW
	8 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January 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	WNW		NNW	SW
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January 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		NNW	WNW
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January 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	N		NNW	WNW
	8 s	glass		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January 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	W		NNW	WNW
	8 s	glass		8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January 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	NW	W
	8 s	cross	8 s	8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 12 pm

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

Image captured 2 minutes before high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 4.5m (14.6 ft). Range 4.29m (14.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Ruby Bay Surffoto: 'Summer swell, high tide' door Rob Davies

Longboarders and stand up paddleboarders enjoy a brief NW summer swell.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photo)

Photo taken at: 1:46 pm 5 Jan 2014