Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.0°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
43
41
21
24
15
14
9
9
9
9
21
36
39
39
40
29
29
30
54
55
76
74
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:49AM2.14m
5:33PM2.28m
5:57AM2.18m
6:32PM2.36m
6:56AM2.25m
7:26PM2.43m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.49m
11:58PM0.58m
12:24PM0.41m
00:57AM0.48m
1:20PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
17
14
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
13
11
10
9
9
12
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
10
9
11
13
14
11
8
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
9
8
6
7
10
12
12
10
9
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