Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 74 | 133 | 262 | 138 | 88 | 127 | 97 | 74 | 57 | 54 | 72 | 53 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45AM2.30m | 9:00PM2.37m | 9:35AM2.41m | 9:48PM2.42m | 10:24AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.51m | 3:26AM0.32m | 3:48PM0.45m | 4:13AM0.25m | 4:37PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 138 | 88 | 127 | 97 | 74 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | NNE 7 | NW 7 | E 11 | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 9 | N 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 55 | 62 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | N 10 | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | N 14 | W 11 | NW 11 | N 13 | N 11 | E 14 | N 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 2 | SSE 4 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 74 | 133 | 262 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 72 | 3 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 480 | 499 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 347 | 286 | 298 | 626 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 74 | 36 | 499 |
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