
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
333 | 294 | 264 | 223 | 218 | 191 | 226 | 287 | 300 | 301 | 311 | 261 | 255 | 288 | 319 | 319 | 367 | 319 | 261 | 276 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.31m | 6:06AM2.24m | 6:48PM2.39m | 7:09AM2.29m | 7:46PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.47m | 00:10AM0.61m | 12:37PM0.39m | 1:12AM0.51m | 1:37PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | W 12 | NW 11 |
333 | 294 | 264 | 223 | 218 | 191 | 226 | 287 | 300 | 301 | 311 | 261 | 255 | 288 | 319 | 319 | 3 | 3 | 261 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | N 15 | E 9 | N 14 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 |
5 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | 319 | 44 | 276 | 281 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 63 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 128 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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