Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 83 | 81 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.42m | 1:28AM2.31m | 2:01PM2.34m | 2:24AM2.23m | 3:02PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.52m | 7:53AM0.42m | 8:27PM0.57m | 8:52AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 83 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 18 | — | WNW 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | ESE 8 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | E 19 | N 17 | NE 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 66 |
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