Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
122
98
95
85
85
85
91
66
66
67
52
52
52
54
61
62
61
59
58
58
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
SSE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:38AM2.21m
7:59PM2.36m
8:29AM2.29m
8:46PM2.38m
9:16AM2.35m
9:31PM2.38m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.38m
2:28AM0.35m
2:47PM0.35m
3:14AM0.30m
3:32PM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
21
20
16
14
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
12
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