Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
365
800
775
800
689
657
635
625
526
416
467
396
389
326
319
264
212
172
175
172
136
131
138
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:37PM2.23m
10:47AM2.08m
11:16PM2.23m
11:29AM2.09m
11:57PM2.23m
12:12PM2.09m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.57m
5:03PM0.52m
5:40AM0.56m
5:43PM0.55m
6:21AM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
2
8
2
1
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
15
13
10
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
12
12
10
11
14
13
11
10
7
4
6
6
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
NNW
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
NW
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
365
365
800
775
800
689
657
635
625
526
416
467
396
389
326
319
264
212
80
175
172
62
131
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
1
N
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.1
N
11
0.4
NE
6
0.9
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
206
260
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
62
30
22
19
2
9
172
4
131
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
24
32
2
9
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
3
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
0.5
W
3
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
13
24
22
52
91
22
10
86
157
5
68
62
136
42
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
87
43
43
35
75
150
394
509
499
56
16
16
16
16
35
43
244
425
509
30
35
43
35
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Russell - Ocean Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest