Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | N 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 127 | 65 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 59 | 85 | 55 | 99 | 84 | 175 | 257 | 374 | 372 | 306 | 237 | 420 | 537 | 601 | 518 | 403 | 382 | 468 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM2.25m | 8:16PM2.25m | 8:51AM2.30m | 9:00PM2.23m | 9:36AM2.33m | 9:42PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.38m | 2:21PM0.48m | 2:45AM0.36m | 3:06PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.36m | 3:49PM0.50m | 4:10AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 151 | 127 | 58 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 73 | 76 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 7 | N 14 | N 15 | N 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 21 | N 18 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 64 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 10 | 85 | 84 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | N 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | N 13 | N 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 6 | N 20 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 65 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 26 | 52 | 48 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 25 | 175 | 257 | 374 | 372 | 306 | 237 | 420 | 537 | 601 | 518 | 403 | 382 | 468 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 16 | 16 | 99 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 89 | 75 | 35 | 89 | 128 | 79 | 79 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 43 | 30 |
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