Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 334 | 375 | 413 | 432 | 437 | 177 | 82 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 87 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 90 | 125 | 158 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.10m | 4:03AM2.16m | 4:48PM2.10m | 4:54AM2.10m | 5:41PM2.11m | 5:44AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.74m | 10:37AM0.59m | 11:04PM0.78m | 11:28AM0.62m | 11:57PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 513 | 334 | 248 | 157 | 125 | 94 | 177 | 82 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 87 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 90 | 125 | 158 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 49 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NW 12 | W 6 | E 13 | NW 11 | NW 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | NW 12 | NW 7 | W 6 | SSE 5 | W 12 | — | W 6 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 305 | 330 | 375 | 413 | 432 | 437 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 462 | 423 | 298 | 184 | 35 | 30 | 94 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 211 | 270 | 211 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
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