Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5
Wave Graph
kJ	125	184	271	171	68	66	48	48	47	46	59	38	55	56	32	31	30	39	53	64	49	36	28	21
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		5:14AM2.26m					6:03PM2.34m				6:18AM2.29m				7:04PM2.43m				7:21AM2.34m				8:03PM2.52m
Low Tide				11:48AM0.41m					00:24AM0.59m				12:50PM0.33m				1:25AM0.50m				1:50PM0.25m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	17	16	14	13
Feels °C	8	7	8	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	11	11	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 9	NE 12	ESE 9	E 5	E 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	125	184	144	6	68	23	16	48	47	46	59	38	55	56	32	31	30	17	14	19	19	36	28	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	NE 12	ESE 11	NE 4	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	3	2	2	2	2	66	48	13	12	12	6	24	2	5	5	5	5	5	11	5	5	10	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 16	—	N 10	N 11	NE 10	N 11	NE 10	NE 12	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	N 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	—	—	5	—	2	2	4	2	4	6	3	5	5	2	3	2	2	2	5	2	2	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	—	ESE 9	E 9	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—
kJ	29	—	271	171	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	5	14	24	39	53	64	49	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	4	1	4	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	3	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	17	17	38	89	66	89	89	89	16	16	89	455	56	89	89	89	89	89	47	45	23	16	47
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3		1	3	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Shag Rock Auckland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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