Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 111 | 102 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 70 | 110 | 79 | 49 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51AM2.38m | 00:13AM2.49m | 12:38PM2.32m | 00:59AM2.39m | 1:26PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.34m | 6:40AM0.34m | 6:54PM0.48m | 7:26AM0.43m | 7:43PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 111 | 102 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 79 | 49 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 110 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 89 | 66 | 89 | 17 | 17 |
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