Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	E 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	74	49	121	170	194	187	144	141	139	139	141	141	141	277	320	166	214	253	214	264	248	301	331	269
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:29AM2.22m				1:50PM2.10m				2:19AM2.22m				2:49PM2.12m					3:13AM2.22m				3:55PM2.17m
Low Tide			7:54AM0.57m				8:08PM0.70m				8:48AM0.56m					9:09PM0.73m				9:45AM0.53m				10:15PM0.73m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:25
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	16	16	13	14	12	11	11	12	14	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	13	12	10	10	11
Feels °C	8	7	8	12	12	9	10	9	8	9	9	10	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	8	7	6	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 7	NW 7	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	74	41	121	170	194	187	144	141	139	139	141	141	141	2	2	166	214	253	214	264	248	301	331	269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 9	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	NW 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	73	49	28	18	10	5	5	6	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	7	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 12	SE 6	NNW 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	—	NE 9	—	WNW 4	—	NW 17	—	N 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	N 12
kJ	—	26	11	32	3	3	3	—	3	—	2	—	11	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 2	SSE 3	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	18	14	5	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	3	277	320	23	24	16	6	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Elliot Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	38	66	63	23	23	23	23	23	17	16	17	17	427	427	66	17	66	66	17	17	17	17	17	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Tauranga Bay	Langs beach	Black Swamp	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora			Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Langs beach	Pakiri beach	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1			1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Weld Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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