Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 125 | 158 | 164 | 286 | 381 | 360 | 353 | 346 | 346 | 290 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:48PM2.10m | 4:54AM2.10m | 5:41PM2.11m | 5:44AM2.06m | 6:30PM2.13m | 6:33AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.78m | 11:28AM0.62m | 11:57PM0.79m | 12:18PM0.63m | 00:46AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 125 | 158 | 164 | 286 | 381 | 360 | 353 | 346 | 346 | 290 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 50 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 5 | NW 12 | W 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 | NW 12 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 211 | 209 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 399 | 270 | 211 | 211 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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