Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 343 | 219 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 119 | 158 | 156 | 150 | 147 | 144 | 108 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 184 | 194 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 173 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:58PM2.09m | 1:29AM2.22m | 1:50PM2.10m | 2:19AM2.22m | 2:49PM2.12m | 3:13AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.64m | 7:54AM0.57m | 8:08PM0.70m | 8:48AM0.56m | 9:09PM0.73m | 9:45AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 459 | 343 | 219 | 75 | 72 | 54 | 119 | 158 | 156 | 150 | 147 | 144 | 108 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 184 | 194 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 173 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | NW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 73 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 5 | NE 8 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 12 | 26 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 66 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 17 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 17 | 17 |
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