Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 91 | 182 | 137 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 11:06PM2.36m | 11:34AM2.36m | 11:45PM2.28m | 12:14PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.46m | 5:31AM0.41m | 5:50PM0.58m | 6:12AM0.52m | 6:33PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 137 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | N 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 91 | 182 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 63 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 150 | 480 | 150 | 37 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 480 | 480 | 79 | 23 | 23 |
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