Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 12 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 13 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 18 | 13 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM2.01m | 2:38PM2.00m | 2:40AM1.94m | 3:39PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.87m | 8:28AM0.82m | 8:59PM0.92m | 9:22AM0.87m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 33 | 56 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 684 | 455 | 347 | 394 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 480 | 89 | 89 |
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