Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 956 | 778 | 587 | 450 | 338 | 286 | 205 | 156 | 145 | 138 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 99 | 110 | 110 | 87 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06PM2.32m | 9:23AM2.25m | 9:45PM2.37m | 10:06AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.49m | 3:26AM0.50m | 3:38PM0.46m | 4:07AM0.44m | 4:18PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 713 | 778 | 587 | 450 | 338 | 286 | 205 | 156 | 145 | 138 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 99 | 110 | 110 | 87 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 14 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | W 16 | E 12 | — | N 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 494 | 956 | — | 7 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 63 | 36 | 211 | 211 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
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