Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	205	205	173	173	173	446	250	245	351	321	302	90	68	68	48	48	47	46	46	44	54	56	32	32
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:11AM2.23m				5:00PM2.25m				5:14AM2.26m					6:03PM2.34m				6:18AM2.29m				7:04PM2.43m
Low Tide				10:46AM0.48m				11:22PM0.68m				11:48AM0.41m					00:24AM0.59m				12:50PM0.33m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	14	14	15
Feels °C	9	8	9	12	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	12	11	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 12	N 12	E 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	205	205	173	173	173	209	3	3	231	184	171	90	68	68	48	48	47	19	46	44	54	56	32	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	W 18	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 11	NE 10	ESE 9	NE 12	ESE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	4	46	6	24	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	NE 12	N 12	N 10	N 11	NE 12	N 11	NE 12	NE 9	NE 12	N 10	N 9	NE 9	N 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	3	2	2	6	2	6	3	5	2	2	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	N 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	446	250	245	351	321	302	33	33	26	25	24	24	14	9	7	8	13	16	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	66	17	89	89	89	89	89	56	56	56	89	179	56	56	480
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Shag Rock Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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