Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | E 11 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 | 156 | 200 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 62 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:21AM2.07m | 8:56PM2.23m | 9:03AM2.12m | 9:34PM2.27m | 9:45AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.62m | 3:26PM0.50m | 3:55AM0.56m | 4:03PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 | 142 | 102 | 119 | 40 | 97 | 97 | 45 | 47 | 34 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 62 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NE 18 | NNE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 5 | 97 | 36 | 12 | 30 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 7 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 90 | 156 | 200 | — | — | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 298 | 75 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 79 | 129 | 184 | 89 |
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