Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 149 | 172 | 158 | 163 | 173 | 178 | 200 | 216 | 200 | 211 | 229 | 346 | 440 | 463 | 437 | 398 | 355 | 299 | 270 | 296 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:51PM2.32m | 3:14AM2.14m | 3:53PM2.27m | 4:19AM2.09m | 4:53PM2.26m | 5:24AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.50m | 9:40AM0.47m | 10:22PM0.51m | 10:42AM0.51m | 11:23PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 158 | 163 | 173 | 178 | 13 | 216 | 200 | 211 | 229 | 3 | 230 | 463 | 437 | 398 | 355 | 299 | 270 | 296 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 15 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 15 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 212 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 15 | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | N 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 149 | 172 | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | — | — | 346 | 440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 128 | 89 | 89 | 56 | 56 | 89 | 89 | 128 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 63 | 34 | 63 | 89 | 89 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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