Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
13
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
19
17
9
21
8
9
10
10
7
13
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:29PM2.22m
1:54AM2.26m
2:27PM2.20m
2:49AM2.22m
3:33PM2.20m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.52m
7:48PM0.68m
8:22AM0.54m
8:49PM0.72m
9:22AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
11
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
10
10
11
10
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