Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26PM2.44m | 10:54AM2.43m | 11:06PM2.36m | 11:34AM2.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.32m | 5:07PM0.46m | 5:31AM0.41m | 5:50PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 47 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 150 | 480 | 480 | 37 |
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