Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.2°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	173	155	135	135	153	84	84	76	74	89	61	66	163	171	178	192	113	77	73	70	48	66	47	51	62	62	89
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide			6:23AM2.13m				6:40PM2.27m					7:15AM2.19m				7:29PM2.26m				8:05AM2.25m				8:16PM2.25m
Low Tide	00:19AM0.45m				12:42PM0.51m					1:11AM0.41m				1:34PM0.49m				1:59AM0.38m				2:21PM0.48m				2:45AM0.36m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	6	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	16	17	19	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	18	21	20	18	16	15	15	15	18	19	20	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	16	18	19	19	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	18	16	15	14	15	14	14	17	16	17	16	18	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 6	N 16	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 13
kJ	173	155	135	135	153	84	84	76	58	59	43	40	45	171	178	192	113	77	73	70	48	66	47	51	62	62	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 18	N 10	ENE 9	ENE 8	NE 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 7	NE 7	N 15	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 13	N 11
kJ	8	8	2	2	2	18	17	2	6	2	59	45	6	20	20	20	51	66	68	56	11	38	27	18	18	55	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 15	N 16	N 10	NE 12	N 13	NW 7	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 14	N 13	N 14	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	5	5	6	5	5	2	2	4	3	3	17	19	2	6	3	2	13	33	64	65	37	25	37	28	57	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	—	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	N 6	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	37	22	23	42	74	89	61	66	163	21	16	28	12	36	23	—	39	38	—	—	—	16	89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waipu River Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	16	56	67	30	99	16	16	16	79	47	75	157	89	35	16	16	16	16	67	119	30	16	16	16	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Houhora Harbour Bar	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay	Fairway Reef	Ruakaka		Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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