Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 40 | 74 | 102 | 89 | 125 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 20 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 81 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | NW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | SSE 2 | — | SSE 2 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 74 | 102 | 89 | 125 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 17 | 17 |
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