Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 208 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:51AM2.00m | 7:34PM2.14m | 7:38AM2.03m | 8:16PM2.18m | 8:21AM2.07m | 8:56PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.67m | 1:50AM0.78m | 2:10PM0.61m | 2:33AM0.70m | 2:49PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 208 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 66 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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