Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
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
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
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
18
17
9
21
8
9
10
10
7
16
35
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
7:48PM0.68m
8:22AM0.54m
8:49PM0.72m
9:22AM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
10
10
11
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