Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
11
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
207
191
69
43
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:40AM1.90m
4:39PM2.00m
4:48AM1.90m
5:32PM2.05m
5:48AM1.96m
6:21PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.87m
10:59PM0.89m
11:22AM0.83m
11:54PM0.82m
12:18PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
14
19
20
15
12
11
11
12
14
16
15
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
12
17
17
12
7
6
7
8
9
11
10
7
7
6
5
5
7
8
7
9
7
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