Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 179 | 175 | 143 | 116 | 101 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 62 | 59 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 110 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46PM2.48m | 8:07AM2.35m | 8:39PM2.55m | 9:01AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.29m | 2:10AM0.40m | 2:30PM0.21m | 3:03AM0.32m | 3:19PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 230 | 179 | 175 | 143 | 116 | 101 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 62 | 59 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 110 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 131 | 134 | 110 | 88 | 71 | 55 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 32 | 17 | 17 |
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