Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 80 | 107 | 187 | 353 | 272 | 270 | 366 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM2.25m | 2:12PM2.24m | 2:34AM2.19m | 3:20PM2.21m | 3:39AM2.15m | 4:28PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.52m | 8:37PM0.68m | 9:06AM0.55m | 9:44PM0.69m | 10:13AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NE 11 | NW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | N 10 | NW 19 | W 19 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | W 18 | — | NE 9 | — | W 17 | — | E 17 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 11 | N 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NW 17 | NW 6 | W 19 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | W 18 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | E 18 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 80 | 107 | 187 | 353 | 272 | 270 | 366 | 357 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 157 | 511 | 499 | 128 | 499 | 510 | 499 | 506 | 499 | 499 | 506 | 298 | 423 | 132 | 35 | 30 | 23 |
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