Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 77 | 55 | 44 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM2.28m | 1:04AM2.26m | 1:35PM2.19m | 1:47AM2.16m | 2:26PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.66m | 7:34AM0.60m | 7:54PM0.79m | 8:21AM0.72m | 8:45PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 74 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 77 | 55 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 15 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 152 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 79 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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