Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 176 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.42m | 1:28AM2.31m | 2:01PM2.34m | 2:24AM2.23m | 3:02PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.36m | 7:29PM0.52m | 7:53AM0.42m | 8:27PM0.57m | 8:52AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 81 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | N 18 | N 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | N 6 | E 10 | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 18 | E 19 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 176 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 97 | 89 |
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