Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 117 | 102 | 118 | 147 | 83 | 55 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 53 | 104 | 101 | 105 | 82 | 76 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.17m | 12:42PM2.23m | 00:49AM2.10m | 1:22PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.61m | 6:37AM0.53m | 7:03PM0.69m | 7:17AM0.63m | 7:46PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 188 | 117 | 102 | 36 | 37 | 83 | 55 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 53 | 104 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 17 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | NE 7 | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 14 | NW 6 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 11 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 9 | 118 | 147 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 105 | 82 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 47 | 66 | 23 | 66 | 66 | 348 | 97 | 97 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 79 | 36 | 17 |
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