Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 80 | 171 | 237 | 194 | 131 | 204 | 118 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM2.11m | 3:19AM2.11m | 4:09PM2.07m | 4:11AM2.04m | 5:06PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.63m | 9:27PM0.84m | 9:56AM0.71m | 10:24PM0.90m | 10:49AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 76 | 131 | 118 | 94 | 52 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | — | 123 | — | 118 | 125 | 32 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | NW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 38 | 80 | 171 | 237 | 194 | 26 | 204 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 292 | 345 | 480 | 89 | 89 | 37 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 43 | 35 | 245 | 225 | 492 | 499 | 513 | 23 | 16 |
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