Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

15.7°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	1	0	0	1	1	1	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)	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 15	NNE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	63	46	42	41	62	87	85	85	61	44	45	44	43	44	44	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	40
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			7:50AM2.32m				8:15PM2.49m				8:40AM2.39m					9:01PM2.51m				9:27AM2.44m
Low Tide	1:51AM0.38m				2:10PM0.26m				2:41AM0.30m				2:56PM0.24m					3:26AM0.26m				3:41PM0.28m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	13	15	15	13	12	13	13	13	14	16	15	12	10	9	9	9	13	16	16	14	12
Feels °C	5	6	8	8	9	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	10	8	8	7	7	6	10	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	63	33	33	34	62	87	85	85	61	44	45	44	43	44	44	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 8	E 8
kJ	17	46	27	27	35	19	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	6	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NW 19	—	NE 12	ENE 12	NE 12	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NW 17	NW 17	W 17	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	4	21	42	41	2	2	2	14	—	5	14	5	14	6	6	12	12	6	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 2	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 2	SSW 2	SSW 2
kJ	5	12	12	12	10	7	4	2	5	3	2	3	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Black Swamp Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Taipa Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	107	66	66	249	66	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	17	17	17	17	23	23	23	23	47
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Forestry	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach		Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Takou Bay Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	3	4	1	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	1	9	8	6
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

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