Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
334
375
413
432
437
177
82
32
32
33
34
53
57
57
87
94
92
92
65
90
125
158
202
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:53PM2.10m
4:03AM2.16m
4:48PM2.10m
4:54AM2.10m
5:41PM2.11m
5:44AM2.06m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.74m
10:37AM0.59m
11:04PM0.78m
11:28AM0.62m
11:57PM0.79m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
2
4
2
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
8
10
11
10
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
3
3
3
5
7
8
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
513
334
248
157
125
94
177
82
32
32
33
34
53
57
57
87
94
92
92
65
90
125
158
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
WNW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
NW
4
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
67
49
26
9
5
3
3
31
7
2
4
20
21
10
1
1
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
5
1
3
5
5
12
9
6
2
1
2
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.9
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
305
330
375
413
432
437
28
22
19
17
16
14
52
10
9
16
33
29
9
7
6
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
470
462
423
298
184
35
30
94
211
211
211
23
16
36
17
211
270
211
23
36
23
23
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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