Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.9°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
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
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.2
NNE
8
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
46
33
7
58
54
36
16
10
10
6
4
4
4
14
23
12
10
10
5
6
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
10:37PM2.43m
11:13AM2.54m
11:29PM2.41m
12:03PM2.53m
00:22AM2.37m
12:55PM2.47m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.22m
5:29PM0.41m
5:51AM0.23m
6:24PM0.42m
6:45AM0.28m
7:21PM0.44m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
17
19
19
17
15
14
13
14
16
19
19
16
15
13
15
13
16
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
13
14
15
14
12
11
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
9
10
10
11
15
15
13
11
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