Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	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 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	136	139	141	141	141	184	218	237	358	258	218	183	179	169	179	223	263	245	209	209	209	402	325	163
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	2:19AM2.22m				2:49PM2.12m					3:13AM2.22m				3:55PM2.17m				4:11AM2.23m				5:00PM2.25m
Low Tide			8:48AM0.56m					9:09PM0.73m				9:45AM0.53m				10:15PM0.73m				10:46AM0.48m				11:22PM0.68m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	11	14	13	12	12	10	10	10	11	13	14	11	11	11	10	9	9	12	12	11	11	11
Feels °C	8	7	10	11	9	7	7	5	5	4	5	8	10	7	8	8	7	7	7	10	10	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	136	139	141	141	141	184	218	237	358	258	218	183	179	169	179	223	263	245	209	209	209	209	200	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	—	WNW 4	WNW 7	WNW 7	NW 6	NW 7	NW 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	2	—	2	5	4	2	2	7	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NW 7	NW 6	—	W 17	W 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	W 18
kJ	3	2	1	—	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	SSE 2	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—
kJ	2	2	1	—	1	10	20	14	14	20	19	10	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	402	325	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	23	23	16	17	17	427	66	66	17	66	66	66	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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