Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 208 | 239 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 | 142 | 137 | 114 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38AM2.03m | 8:16PM2.18m | 8:21AM2.07m | 8:56PM2.23m | 9:03AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.78m | 2:10PM0.61m | 2:33AM0.70m | 2:49PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.62m | 3:26PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 232 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 208 | 239 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 | 142 | 135 | 114 | 62 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 97 | 97 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 19 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NNE 18 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | W 3 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 45 | 95 | 137 | — | 1 | 26 | 38 | 33 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 56 | 43 | 56 | 75 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
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