Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.95m | 6:36PM2.13m | 7:05AM2.05m | 7:25PM2.22m | 7:56AM2.18m | 8:13PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.76m | 1:04AM0.65m | 1:27PM0.68m | 1:53AM0.54m | 2:15PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | SE 5 | N 11 | SE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | N 11 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 15 | NE 11 | — | E 14 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 541 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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