Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | N 13 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:22PM2.02m | 5:27AM1.94m | 6:14PM2.06m | 6:22AM1.98m | 7:01PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.85m | 11:39PM0.93m | 12:05PM0.80m | 00:31AM0.86m | 12:56PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 12 | N 13 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | NW 5 | NW 4 | N 8 | NE 12 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 150 | 150 | 480 | 150 | 128 |
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