Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.13m | 7:05AM2.05m | 7:25PM2.22m | 7:56AM2.18m | 8:13PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.65m | 1:27PM0.68m | 1:53AM0.54m | 2:15PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 11 | — | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 15 | NE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 492 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 480 | 95 | 399 | 89 |
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