Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 113 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 92 | 103 | 106 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01AM2.41m | 9:28PM2.59m | 9:51AM2.44m | 10:14PM2.58m | 10:39AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.18m | 3:53AM0.26m | 4:06PM0.20m | 4:39AM0.25m | 4:52PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 113 | 115 | 92 | 32 | 41 | 90 | 76 | 36 | 57 | 92 | 103 | 106 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 90 | 88 | 25 | 32 | 74 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 6 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 52 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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