Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 78 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04AM2.26m | 1:35PM2.19m | 1:47AM2.16m | 2:26PM2.09m | 2:33AM2.06m | 3:24PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.60m | 7:54PM0.79m | 8:21AM0.72m | 8:45PM0.89m | 9:13AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 78 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | W 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 13 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 74 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 480 | 480 | 150 | 150 |
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