Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 64 | 154 | 319 | 258 | 264 | 94 | 149 | 147 | 139 | 67 | 52 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 94 | 319 | 253 | 120 | 96 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32PM2.24m | 12:04PM2.31m | 00:10AM2.17m | 12:42PM2.23m | 00:49AM2.10m | 1:22PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.44m | 6:21PM0.61m | 6:37AM0.53m | 7:03PM0.69m | 7:17AM0.63m | 7:46PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 63 | 63 | 63 | 47 | 258 | 154 | 94 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 67 | 52 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 176 | 159 | 24 | 22 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | N 17 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 46 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 15 | — | — | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 12 | N 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 64 | 154 | 319 | — | 264 | 18 | 149 | 147 | 139 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 94 | 319 | 253 | 120 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 269 | 514 | 99 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 56 | 286 | 89 | 23 | 63 | 17 | 66 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 85 | 89 | 17 | 17 |
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