Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 277 | 269 | 254 | 289 | 214 | 218 | 218 | 275 | 214 | 200 | 214 | 223 | 205 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 255 | 446 | 365 | 205 | 159 | 153 | 113 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:49PM2.12m | 3:13AM2.22m | 3:55PM2.17m | 4:11AM2.23m | 5:00PM2.25m | 5:14AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.73m | 9:45AM0.53m | 10:15PM0.73m | 10:46AM0.48m | 11:22PM0.68m | 11:48AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | NW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 2 | 269 | 254 | 289 | 214 | 218 | 218 | 275 | 214 | 200 | 214 | 223 | 205 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 3 | 255 | 209 | 205 | 159 | 153 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 277 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 446 | 365 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 66 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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