Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 15 | ESE 6 | NE 15 | ESE 6 | NE 16 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 74 | 156 | 226 | 247 | 214 | 96 | 184 | 382 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM2.20m | 2:49AM2.22m | 3:33PM2.20m | 3:50AM2.20m | 4:41PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.72m | 9:22AM0.54m | 9:56PM0.73m | 10:26AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 6 | NE 13 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 7 | 250 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 10 | SE 9 | N 13 | N 13 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 74 | 156 | 226 | 247 | 214 | 96 | 184 | 382 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 89 | 16 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 128 | 191 | 184 | 244 | 298 | 89 | 89 | 184 | 89 | 35 | 23 | 16 |
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