Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 153 | 125 | 122 | 98 | 95 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 7:38AM2.21m | 7:59PM2.36m | 8:29AM2.29m | 8:46PM2.38m | 9:16AM2.35m | 9:31PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.43m | 1:59PM0.38m | 2:28AM0.35m | 2:47PM0.35m | 3:14AM0.30m | 3:32PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 153 | 125 | 122 | 98 | 95 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NW 5 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 6 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 17 | 30 | 89 | 128 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 150 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 23 | 36 | 56 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
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