Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 165 | 71 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:32PM2.05m | 5:48AM1.96m | 6:21PM2.12m | 6:40AM2.04m | 7:07PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.82m | 12:18PM0.75m | 00:43AM0.72m | 1:06PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 87 | 71 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 9 | E 12 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | E 16 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | SE 9 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 166 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 345 | 293 | 184 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 89 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 16 | 37 | 63 | 16 |
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