Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 282 | 260 | 187 | 133 | 73 | 42 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.22m | 4:49AM2.14m | 5:33PM2.28m | 5:57AM2.18m | 6:32PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.66m | 11:20AM0.49m | 11:58PM0.58m | 12:24PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 187 | 133 | 73 | 42 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 17 | E 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | — | — | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 314 | 282 | 260 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 63 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 74 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 17 | 16 |
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