Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.6°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
N
7
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
26
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
24
47
69
146
188
152
78
110
171
112
112
61
31
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:34AM2.36m
11:45PM2.28m
12:14PM2.27m
00:25AM2.19m
12:56PM2.17m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.41m
5:50PM0.58m
6:12AM0.52m
6:33PM0.69m
6:54AM0.64m
7:18PM0.79m
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
4
1
3
9
4
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
16
15
13
14
14
14
15
17
16
14
13
12
12
11
10
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
10
13
12
12
10
11
11
10
10
12
12
10
11
10
10
4
3
5
7
5
6
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