Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 30 | 74 | 56 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 62 | 62 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.25m | 7:26PM2.43m | 7:50AM2.32m | 8:15PM2.49m | 8:40AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.48m | 1:20PM0.32m | 1:51AM0.38m | 2:10PM0.26m | 2:41AM0.30m | 2:56PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NW 5 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 20 | 21 | 74 | 14 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 62 | 62 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 56 | 76 | 20 | 73 | 17 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NW 5 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NW 19 | NW 5 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 53 | 66 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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