Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0.8
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
28
27
27
26
29
29
31
34
23
23
23
22
24
19
31
16
21
17
16
154
67
50
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM2.22m
11:33PM2.32m
11:52AM2.23m
00:17AM2.31m
12:38PM2.23m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.50m
5:22PM0.51m
5:55AM0.49m
6:06PM0.56m
6:39AM0.51m
6:54PM0.62m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
16
13
11
12
11
10
12
15
15
12
12
8
6
5
5
9
11
10
8
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
12
10
8
9
9
8
9
11
10
8
8
3
2
-1
0
4
7
6
5
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