Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 59 | 64 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:02AM2.40m | 10:13PM2.35m | 10:45AM2.40m | 10:53PM2.30m | 11:26AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.38m | 4:39AM0.30m | 4:57PM0.44m | 5:19AM0.36m | 5:39PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 64 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 10 | N 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 119 | 56 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 517 | 517 | 89 | 56 |
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