Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
132
132
132
92
111
65
100
227
252
307
352
391
272
255
255
262
222
207
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
NNW
10
SW
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:14PM2.23m
5:40AM2.10m
6:14PM2.27m
6:43AM2.14m
7:09PM2.32m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.58m
12:06PM0.50m
00:43AM0.51m
1:06PM0.44m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
10
14
17
17
17
14
13
13
12
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
8
13
14
14
15
13
12
11
10
15
14
14
14
15
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