Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 100 | 151 | 216 | 67 | 84 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM2.40m | 10:53PM2.30m | 11:26AM2.37m | 11:32PM2.24m | 12:04PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.30m | 4:57PM0.44m | 5:19AM0.36m | 5:39PM0.53m | 5:58AM0.44m | 6:21PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 46 | 51 | 84 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | 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 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 15 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 46 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 3 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 55 | 100 | 151 | 216 | — | 2 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 94 | 56 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 517 | 89 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 506 | 535 | 517 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 270 |
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