Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
12
8
13
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
27
25
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
25
26
73
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM1.96m
2:56PM2.02m
3:01AM1.90m
3:53PM2.00m
3:59AM1.87m
4:51PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.78m
9:22PM0.83m
9:35AM0.82m
10:18PM0.84m
10:32AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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Temp °C
11
10
10
13
16
15
16
13
12
11
11
14
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
14
17
17
16
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
12
13
12
14
12
10
9
9
13
13
13
15
11
10
9
9
13
14
14
15
10
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