Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
49
48
48
56
31
59
97
86
79
115
95
46
32
31
24
22
15
15
11
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
E
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:38PM2.32m
00:59AM2.39m
1:26PM2.25m
1:45AM2.29m
2:16PM2.17m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.34m
6:54PM0.48m
7:26AM0.43m
7:43PM0.61m
8:14AM0.53m
8:33PM0.74m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
9
8
8
6
8
11
11
11
9
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