Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 336 | 432 | 324 | 182 | 71 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 66 | 56 | 69 | 96 | 127 | 167 | 167 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:03AM2.16m | 4:48PM2.10m | 4:54AM2.10m | 5:41PM2.11m | 5:44AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.74m | 10:37AM0.59m | 11:04PM0.78m | 11:28AM0.62m | 11:57PM0.79m | 12:18PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 248 | 183 | 122 | 94 | 182 | 71 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 66 | 56 | 69 | 96 | 127 | 167 | 167 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 67 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 13 | NW 12 | W 13 | ENE 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 7 | — | — | SE 5 | W 6 | W 5 | NW 5 | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 311 | 336 | 432 | 324 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 298 | 184 | 16 | 63 | 63 | 209 | 211 | 211 | 30 | 23 | 399 | 211 | 333 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 23 | 17 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 17 |
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