Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.1° 

Russell - Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (08 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
N
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
N
13
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.4
N
8
2.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
47
46
57
59
85
55
106
139
126
209
331
348
262
171
161
448
404
528
482
663
509
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:16PM2.25m
8:51AM2.30m
9:00PM2.23m
9:36AM2.33m
9:42PM2.21m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.48m
2:45AM0.36m
3:06PM0.48m
3:29AM0.36m
3:49PM0.50m
4:10AM0.37m
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cloud
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heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6
6
13
24
5
5
7
2
1
3
7
9
9
1
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Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
19
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
19
17
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
19
20
18
18
19
17
17
16
18
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
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