Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 64 | 115 | 151 | 232 | 327 | 392 | 481 | 634 | 722 | 666 | 583 | 534 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.04m | 7:44PM2.19m | 7:56AM2.11m | 8:26PM2.26m | 8:40AM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM0.64m | 2:03AM0.67m | 2:21PM0.56m | 2:46AM0.58m | 2:59PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 722 | 666 | 583 | 534 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | N 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 64 | 115 | 151 | 232 | 327 | 392 | 481 | 634 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 150 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 510 | 509 | 480 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 79 | 30 | 17 | 66 |
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