Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | E 11 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 142 | 211 | 140 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 62 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.23m | 9:03AM2.12m | 9:34PM2.27m | 9:45AM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.62m | 3:26PM0.50m | 3:55AM0.56m | 4:03PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 145 | 142 | 102 | 140 | 42 | 29 | 97 | 91 | 40 | 30 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 62 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | N 6 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 45 | 97 | 29 | 21 | 89 | 88 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NW 7 | N 6 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 14 | 5 | 97 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 3 | NW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 126 | 211 | — | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 56 | 292 | 75 | 89 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 30 | 17 |
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