Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.2
E
11
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
2.1
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
14
14
13
12
12
11
25
25
24
10
16
19
9
13
20
40
78
164
189
176
495
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM2.18m
8:13PM2.30m
8:45AM2.30m
9:00PM2.37m
9:35AM2.41m
9:48PM2.42m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.54m
2:15PM0.59m
2:40AM0.42m
3:01PM0.51m
3:26AM0.32m
3:48PM0.45m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:28
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6:26
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7:46
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1
2
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5
Temp °C
13
14
17
18
19
19
16
14
13
13
17
18
19
17
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
12
15
14
14
16
14
12
11
11
15
13
14
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
17
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