Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 69 | 146 | 188 | 152 | 78 | 110 | 171 | 112 | 112 | 61 | 31 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.36m | 11:45PM2.28m | 12:14PM2.27m | 00:25AM2.19m | 12:56PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.41m | 5:50PM0.58m | 6:12AM0.52m | 6:33PM0.69m | 6:54AM0.64m | 7:18PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 78 | 110 | 171 | 112 | 112 | 61 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 57 | 13 | 84 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 7 | ESE 13 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 69 | 146 | 188 | 152 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 150 | 151 | 63 | 37 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 480 | 499 | 89 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 79 | 66 | 209 | 211 | 211 | 211 |
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