Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 104 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 97 | 99 | 90 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 90 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 60 | 43 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.37m | 10:06AM2.31m | 10:27PM2.39m | 10:49AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.46m | 4:07AM0.44m | 4:18PM0.46m | 4:48AM0.41m | 5:01PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 104 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 97 | 99 | 90 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 90 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 60 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | E 12 | W 16 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | E 12 | — | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 66 | 89 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 37 |
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