Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 08 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 (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 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	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	156	187	173	173	100	139	141	141	141	184	176	197	201	218	201	235	275	248	253	301	294	250	260	260
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	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	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:50PM2.10m				2:19AM2.22m				2:49PM2.12m					3:13AM2.22m				3:55PM2.17m				4:11AM2.23m
Low Tide			8:08PM0.70m				8:48AM0.56m					9:09PM0.73m				9:45AM0.53m				10:15PM0.73m				10:46AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—
	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	13	14	13	12	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	11	10	9	9	8	9	11
Feels °C	12	9	10	10	9	8	9	9	6	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	8	7	6	6	5	6	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 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	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	156	187	173	173	100	139	141	141	141	184	176	197	201	218	201	235	275	248	253	301	294	250	260	260
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 9	ESE 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 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
kJ	10	5	5	6	29	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NNW 7	NW 7	—	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	3	3	3	5	2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	S 3	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	5	2	2	2	2	2	8	18	22	28	22	16	17	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	23	23	23	23	23	17	17	66	66	427	17	66	66	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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