Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
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 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 150 | 164 | 119 | 128 | 129 | 127 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 95 | 54 | 44 | 55 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11AM2.04m | 5:06PM2.06m | 5:06AM2.00m | 5:59PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.90m | 10:49AM0.76m | 11:21PM0.91m | 11:44AM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 104 | 123 | 119 | 128 | 67 | 127 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 118 | 118 | 129 | 42 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 55 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 15 | NW 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 172 | 150 | 164 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 95 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 16 | 74 | 225 | 225 | 480 | 480 | 455 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
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