Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
125
94
92
68
50
49
32
35
30
30
70
288
311
352
418
367
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14PM2.58m
10:39AM2.45m
10:57PM2.53m
11:23AM2.43m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.25m
4:52PM0.28m
5:23AM0.29m
5:37PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
11
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
11
10
9
7
7
8
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
3
1
1
2
5
6
4
4
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