Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 97 | 147 | 144 | 127 | 176 | 119 | 118 | 129 | 127 | 123 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.11m | 4:09PM2.07m | 4:11AM2.04m | 5:06PM2.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.84m | 9:56AM0.71m | 10:24PM0.90m | 10:49AM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 72 | 104 | 46 | 119 | 94 | 56 | 127 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 10 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 4 | — | 65 | 118 | 118 | 129 | 31 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 40 | 97 | 147 | 144 | 127 | 176 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 480 | 89 | 89 | 456 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 245 | 480 | 499 | 513 | 23 | 23 |
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