Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

15.8°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	85	85	66	66	66	52	52	52	52	54	61	62	61	59	58	58	58	56	58	61	59	46	47	50
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				8:29AM2.29m				8:46PM2.38m				9:16AM2.35m				9:31PM2.38m					10:02AM2.40m
Low Tide		2:28AM0.35m				2:47PM0.35m				3:14AM0.30m				3:32PM0.35m				3:57AM0.29m					4:14PM0.38m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	20	21	21	18	16	15	16	17	20	20	19	17
Feels °C	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	18	18	19	17	15	14	15	16	19	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
kJ	85	85	66	66	66	52	52	52	52	54	61	62	61	59	58	58	58	56	58	61	59	46	47	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	N 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	NNW 5	N 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	NW 5	NW 5
kJ	1	5	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	4	18	2	2	2	13	4	2	2	2	2	2	14	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 6	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 6	SE 6	N 10	N 12	N 13	N 10	N 10	SE 6	E 6
kJ	5	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	NW 5	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	2	3	3	6	8	13	15	16	28	20	19	16	—	7	8	9	9	16	18	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	35	35	35	150	150	16	16	56	30	30	16	56	56	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	The Box	Waipu River	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Mangawhai Heads	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Matauri Bay	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6

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