Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 99 | 101 | 108 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 58 | 57 | 76 | 76 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.55m | 9:01AM2.41m | 9:28PM2.59m | 9:51AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.21m | 3:03AM0.32m | 3:19PM0.18m | 3:53AM0.26m | 4:06PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 99 | 101 | 108 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 58 | 51 | 76 | 76 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 57 | 42 | 31 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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