Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
170
110
80
65
41
35
25
25
25
19
14
14
60
31
25
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
5
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:56PM2.17m
1:05AM2.10m
1:43PM2.07m
1:49AM2.01m
2:38PM2.00m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.79m
7:39AM0.74m
8:06PM0.87m
8:28AM0.82m
8:59PM0.92m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
17
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
14
9
7
7
7
8
10
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
8
9
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