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 (0.8m), 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 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). 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 (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 62 | 91 | 54 | 43 | 103 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 117 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:06PM2.06m | 5:06AM2.00m | 5:59PM2.07m | 6:01AM1.99m | 6:49PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.91m | 11:44AM0.76m | 00:15AM0.89m | 12:38PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 127 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 62 | 91 | 54 | 36 | 23 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 117 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 103 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 15 | NW 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 4 | NW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 3 | SSW 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 116 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 499 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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