Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). 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 (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 197 | 215 | 97 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.00m | 4:48AM1.90m | 5:32PM2.05m | 5:48AM1.96m | 6:21PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.89m | 11:22AM0.83m | 11:54PM0.82m | 12:18PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 116 | 97 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 12 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | E 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 197 | 215 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 464 | 455 | 425 | 382 | 427 | 89 | 89 | 416 | 435 | 345 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 53 | 17 | 89 | 16 | 16 |
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