Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 137 | 192 | 79 | 100 | 97 | 77 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 61 | 28 | 44 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35AM2.41m | 9:48PM2.42m | 10:24AM2.50m | 10:37PM2.43m | 11:13AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.45m | 4:13AM0.25m | 4:37PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.22m | 5:29PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 100 | 97 | 77 | 59 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 49 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 11 | N 11 | N 14 | E 11 | W 11 | N 13 | E 13 | E 14 | N 13 | NNE 9 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | N 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 137 | 192 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 43 | 35 | 61 | 3 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 72 | 65 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 514 | 63 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 74 | 492 | 23 | 74 | 63 | 499 | 499 | 251 | 251 | 515 | 74 | 74 |
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