Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.4° C

Russell - Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	173	173	173	394	437	408	351	277	171	171	68	66	66	48	47	46	64	55	48	56	32	31	47	69
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				5:00PM2.25m				5:14AM2.26m					6:03PM2.34m				6:18AM2.29m				7:04PM2.43m
Low Tide		10:46AM0.48m				11:22PM0.68m				11:48AM0.41m					00:24AM0.59m				12:50PM0.33m				1:25AM0.50m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2
Temp °C	11	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	9	11	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	N 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	173	173	173	209	250	245	231	184	171	2	68	66	66	48	12	11	64	55	48	56	32	31	18	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 12	ESE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	2	47	46	6	24	5	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 12	NE 10	N 11	NE 12	NE 10	NE 12	NE 9	NE 12	N 10	N 9	NE 9	N 11	N 11	N 10
kJ	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	2	6	4	6	3	5	2	2	3	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	—	NE 4	NNW 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	—	—	—	394	437	408	351	277	—	171	24	23	17	17	7	—	5	1	5	9	14	21	47	69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	3	1
Distance (km)	17	17	17	17	66	17	66	17	17	89	89	89	89	89	89	43	16	89	179	89	89	157	89	99
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Baylys Beach		Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach		Baylys Beach	Henderson Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	5	2	5	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3		3	2		3	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Shag Rock Auckland	Nicks Point Southland	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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