Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 257 | 107 | 230 | 110 | 196 | 74 | 43 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM2.15m | 1:29AM2.03m | 2:05PM2.07m | 2:13AM1.96m | 2:56PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.63m | 7:46PM0.75m | 7:59AM0.71m | 8:32PM0.80m | 8:45AM0.78m | 9:22PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 62 | 125 | 107 | 128 | 25 | 101 | 74 | 43 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 257 | 229 | 230 | 110 | 196 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 89 | 89 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 63 | 89 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 89 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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