Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 106 | 198 | 299 | 329 | 394 | 512 | 555 | 408 | 666 | 560 | 512 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.04m | 7:44PM2.19m | 7:56AM2.11m | 8:26PM2.26m | 8:40AM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.77m | 1:41PM0.64m | 2:03AM0.67m | 2:21PM0.56m | 2:46AM0.58m | 2:59PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 266 | 666 | 560 | 512 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | N 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 106 | 198 | 299 | 329 | 394 | 512 | 555 | 408 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 128 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 150 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 128 | 480 | 191 | 150 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 23 |
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