Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 110 | 207 | 241 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 238 | 181 | 177 | 147 | 147 | 134 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 131 | 124 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 100 | 107 | 87 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:33PM2.10m | 1:42AM1.95m | 2:20PM2.07m | 2:29AM1.91m | 3:11PM2.05m | 3:22AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.65m | 8:01PM0.70m | 8:07AM0.71m | 8:47PM0.72m | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:38PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 110 | 207 | 241 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 238 | 181 | 177 | 147 | 147 | 134 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 | 124 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 100 | 107 | 87 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 80 | 78 | 84 | 88 | 57 | 37 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 51 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | S 2 | S 2 | S 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 131 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 79 | 79 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 43 | 56 | 75 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 23 |
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