Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NW
5
0.5
NW
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
36
41
48
41
57
17
17
18
19
20
10
26
23
23
23
22
22
43
39
39
20
37
117
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:21AM2.34m
8:03PM2.52m
8:21AM2.39m
8:58PM2.59m
9:18AM2.42m
9:50PM2.62m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.50m
1:50PM0.25m
2:24AM0.41m
2:46PM0.17m
3:21AM0.33m
3:39PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:28
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
17
19
17
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
15
17
15
13
12
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