Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 191 | 226 | 287 | 300 | 301 | 311 | 297 | 273 | 319 | 346 | 338 | 389 | 403 | 355 | 282 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06AM2.24m | 6:48PM2.39m | 7:09AM2.29m | 7:46PM2.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.61m | 12:37PM0.39m | 1:12AM0.51m | 1:37PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NW 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 218 | 191 | 226 | 287 | 300 | 301 | 311 | 297 | 273 | 319 | 346 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 355 | 282 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | 389 | 403 | 342 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 89 | 63 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 81 | 63 |
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