Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 73 | 183 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.17m | 2:31AM2.20m | 3:11PM2.11m | 3:19AM2.11m | 4:09PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.74m | 9:04AM0.63m | 9:27PM0.84m | 9:56AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 73 | 183 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 292 | 90 | 150 | 89 | 89 | 37 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 35 |
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