Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (13 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
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 Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 16 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.34m | 6:37AM2.35m | 7:22PM2.46m | 7:36AM2.39m | 8:19PM2.55m | 8:34AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.37m | 00:44AM0.56m | 1:09PM0.28m | 1:41AM0.47m | 2:05PM0.20m | 2:37AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | SE 9 | E 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | SE 10 | NE 12 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | N 12 | — | E 11 | NE 11 | — | — | E 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | N 11 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 128 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 119 |
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