Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 205 | 235 | 242 | 320 | 395 | 395 | 406 | 373 | 346 | 316 | 316 | 264 | 239 | 239 | 216 | 216 | 188 | 140 | 169 | 117 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.27m | 4:19AM2.09m | 4:53PM2.26m | 5:24AM2.09m | 5:48PM2.26m | 6:23AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.51m | 10:42AM0.51m | 11:23PM0.49m | 11:44AM0.52m | 00:19AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 205 | 235 | 242 | 3 | 395 | 395 | 406 | 373 | 346 | 316 | 316 | 264 | 239 | 239 | 216 | 216 | 188 | 140 | 169 | 117 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 11 | N 16 | N 17 | N 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 39 | 29 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 119 | 30 | 30 | 43 | 30 | 30 |
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