Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 809 | 689 | 657 | 635 | 544 | 454 | 416 | 342 | 335 | 277 | 272 | 267 | 264 | 292 | 273 | 138 | 136 | 131 | 131 | 144 | 159 | 154 | 303 | 518 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:47AM2.08m | 11:16PM2.23m | 11:29AM2.09m | 11:57PM2.23m | 12:12PM2.09m | 00:42AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.52m | 5:40AM0.56m | 5:43PM0.55m | 6:21AM0.56m | 6:27PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 809 | 689 | 657 | 635 | 544 | 454 | 416 | 342 | 335 | 277 | 272 | 267 | 264 | 212 | 175 | 108 | 136 | 131 | 131 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 100 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 10 | N 6 | N 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 26 | 100 | 32 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 138 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | — | N 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 22 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 3 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 34 | 59 | 104 | 98 | 188 | — | — | — | 26 | 30 | 45 | 292 | 273 | 6 | 41 | 73 | 83 | 144 | 159 | 154 | 303 | 518 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 150 | 509 | 509 | 499 | 99 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 30 | 179 | 423 | 75 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 36 | 26 | 43 | 79 |
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