Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.0° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (10 Nov)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
307
389
311
234
170
136
372
687
607
663
422
368
314
203
158
99
93
93
147
57
79
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00PM2.23m
9:36AM2.33m
9:42PM2.21m
10:19AM2.33m
10:23PM2.17m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.48m
3:29AM0.36m
3:49PM0.50m
4:10AM0.37m
4:32PM0.54m
4:51AM0.41m
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:11
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 mm
6
11
5
5
4
6
3
7
2
5
11
3
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1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
19
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
16
17
15
16
17
15
15
17
17
16
18
17
17
19
15
15
14
14
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