Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 44 | 70 | 91 | 78 | 247 | 223 | 222 | 150 | 93 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:03AM2.12m | 9:34PM2.27m | 9:45AM2.16m | 10:12PM2.30m | 10:27AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.50m | 3:55AM0.56m | 4:03PM0.48m | 4:34AM0.52m | 4:41PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 6 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | E 11 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 29 | 97 | 24 | 89 | 29 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 132 | 223 | 222 | 150 | 93 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | ESE 11 | N 6 | E 11 | NW 7 | E 11 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 97 | 29 | 91 | 22 | 88 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NE 18 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NW 6 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 15 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 7 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 3 | 43 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 44 | 70 | 91 | 78 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 97 | 129 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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