Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 130 | 447 | 507 | 494 | 413 | 352 | 298 | 250 | 243 | 348 | 432 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:01PM2.34m | 2:24AM2.23m | 3:02PM2.26m | 3:24AM2.15m | 4:09PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.57m | 8:52AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.61m | 9:55AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 83 | 81 | 50 | 53 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | — | NW 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | N 17 | NE 17 | — | E 16 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 11 | — | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 447 | 507 | 494 | 413 | 352 | 298 | 250 | 243 | 348 | 432 | 454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 89 | 179 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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