Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 62 | 52 | 50 | 105 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22PM2.46m | 7:36AM2.39m | 8:19PM2.55m | 8:34AM2.42m | 9:15PM2.61m | 9:32AM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.28m | 1:41AM0.47m | 2:05PM0.20m | 2:37AM0.39m | 3:01PM0.14m | 3:35AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 62 | 52 | 50 | 105 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 9 | NE 12 | N 12 | — | E 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 16 | N 8 | NE 10 | E 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 128 | 150 | 128 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 292 | 89 | 89 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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