Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (09 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
5
6
6
6
6
35
30
26
30
27
26
20
36
35
37
38
44
42
43
42
41
40
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM1.98m
2:52AM2.15m
3:17PM2.02m
3:46AM2.19m
4:23PM2.10m
4:41AM2.24m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.64m
8:35PM0.72m
9:20AM0.62m
9:37PM0.74m
10:17AM0.55m
10:43PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
15
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
12
14
16
14
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
11
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
10
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
13
15
13
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
17
11
5
6
6
7
25
35
30
26
30
27
26
20
36
35
37
38
44
42
43
42
41
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
5
3
2
2
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
1
8
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
22
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
10
6
4
4
2
1
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
7
5
5
3
2
89
84
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
9
7
7
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
293
345
345
89
89
89
16
17
23
53
23
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
1
1
5
5
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Russell - Ocean Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest