Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 88 | 44 | 43 | 103 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 158 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.07m | 6:01AM1.99m | 6:49PM2.10m | 6:51AM2.00m | 7:34PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.76m | 00:15AM0.89m | 12:38PM0.73m | 1:04AM0.84m | 1:27PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 40 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 158 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 5 | NW 6 | SE 5 | NW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 103 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 11 | ESE 4 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NNW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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