Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 389 | 330 | 270 | 348 | 343 | 319 | 292 | 208 | 218 | 210 | 225 | 197 | 172 | 142 | 140 | 82 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 192 | 318 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24AM2.15m | 4:09PM2.22m | 4:31AM2.10m | 5:14PM2.23m | 5:40AM2.10m | 6:14PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.51m | 10:35PM0.62m | 11:00AM0.52m | 11:42PM0.58m | 12:06PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 70 | 55 | 210 | 14 | 197 | 172 | 139 | 140 | 82 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 192 | 318 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 54 | 64 | 52 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 14 | N 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | 389 | 330 | 270 | 348 | 343 | 319 | 292 | 208 | 218 | — | 225 | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 97 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 30 | 16 | 16 |
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