Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
294
264
223
218
191
226
287
300
301
311
261
255
288
319
319
367
319
261
276
281
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:47PM2.31m
6:06AM2.24m
6:48PM2.39m
7:09AM2.29m
7:46PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.47m
00:10AM0.61m
12:37PM0.39m
1:12AM0.51m
1:37PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
14
13
13
11
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
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