Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.6°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 (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.6
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.2
NW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
55
56
58
59
58
56
56
60
61
61
63
63
73
172
309
479
121
160
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53PM2.30m
11:26AM2.37m
11:32PM2.24m
12:04PM2.31m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.44m
5:19AM0.36m
5:39PM0.53m
5:58AM0.44m
6:21PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:36
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7:37
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1
2
5
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Temp °C
21
21
17
15
14
14
18
19
19
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
13
15
13
Feels °C
18
20
16
14
13
13
17
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
11
12
9
10
7
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