Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 74 | 55 | 76 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:33PM2.28m | 5:57AM2.18m | 6:32PM2.36m | 6:56AM2.25m | 7:26PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.58m | 12:24PM0.41m | 00:57AM0.48m | 1:20PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 20 | 21 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 55 | 76 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 8 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 17 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 150 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 56 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 17 |
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