Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 81 | 113 | 183 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.18m | 8:13PM2.30m | 8:45AM2.30m | 9:00PM2.37m | 9:35AM2.41m | 9:48PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.54m | 2:15PM0.59m | 2:40AM0.42m | 3:01PM0.51m | 3:26AM0.32m | 3:48PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NE 7 | N 11 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 81 | 113 | 183 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 150 | 150 | 347 | 399 | 89 | 286 | 286 | 514 | 652 | 56 |
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