Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 148 | 173 | 149 | 147 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 72 | 83 | 86 | 114 | 134 | 238 | 283 | 294 | 308 | 272 | 266 | 221 | 227 | 222 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.10m | 5:14PM2.23m | 5:40AM2.10m | 6:14PM2.27m | 6:43AM2.14m | 7:09PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.52m | 11:42PM0.58m | 12:06PM0.50m | 00:43AM0.51m | 1:06PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 54 | 173 | 149 | 147 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 72 | 83 | 86 | 114 | 134 | 238 | 283 | 294 | 308 | 272 | 266 | 221 | 227 | 222 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 269 | 148 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 17 | 89 | 89 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 89 | 30 | 16 | 16 |
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