Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 24 | 39 | 83 | 139 | 303 | 393 | 310 | 267 | 306 | 299 | 188 | 128 | 94 | 42 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.21m | 3:39AM2.15m | 4:28PM2.22m | 4:49AM2.14m | 5:33PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.69m | 10:13AM0.54m | 10:53PM0.66m | 11:20AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 188 | 128 | 94 | 42 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 10 | W 18 | W 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | W 17 | — | E 17 | NE 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NE 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 18 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | — | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 39 | 83 | 139 | 303 | 393 | 310 | 267 | 306 | 299 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 499 | 499 | 499 | 286 | 504 | 499 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 53 | 89 |
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