Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 86 | 134 | 266 | 760 | 345 | 307 | 260 | 285 | 292 | 232 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 55 | 23 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:34AM2.19m | 3:20PM2.21m | 3:39AM2.15m | 4:28PM2.22m | 4:49AM2.14m | 5:33PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.55m | 9:44PM0.69m | 10:13AM0.54m | 10:53PM0.66m | 11:20AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 387 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 232 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 55 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 10 | NW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | N 10 | W 18 | N 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | W 17 | — | E 17 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 19 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | N 10 | W 18 | — | — | — | E 18 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 10 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 86 | 134 | 266 | 760 | 345 | 307 | 260 | 285 | 292 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 151 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 513 | 513 | 298 | 132 | 130 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 37 | 47 |
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