Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 54 | 76 | 72 | 147 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:43AM2.31m | 1:13PM2.30m | 1:36AM2.25m | 2:12PM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.58m | 7:07AM0.48m | 7:35PM0.64m | 8:04AM0.52m | 8:37PM0.68m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NE 11 | NW 5 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | N 10 | ENE 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | NE 14 | NE 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 11 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | NW 5 | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 76 | 72 | 147 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 480 | 480 | 480 | 94 | 480 | 94 | 102 | 56 | 23 | 17 | 47 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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