Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
25
12
29
22
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
32
80
107
187
353
272
270
366
357
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:36AM2.25m
2:12PM2.24m
2:34AM2.19m
3:20PM2.21m
3:39AM2.15m
4:28PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.52m
8:37PM0.68m
9:06AM0.55m
9:44PM0.69m
10:13AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
3
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
17
14
11
11
13
12
13
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
16
15
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
14
14
11
9
9
12
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
9
12
14
14
10
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