Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
1
NW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
15
15
40
97
147
144
127
176
119
118
129
127
123
123
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:19AM2.11m
4:09PM2.07m
4:11AM2.04m
5:06PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.84m
9:56AM0.71m
10:24PM0.90m
10:49AM0.76m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
11
10
12
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
5
4
6
6
6
6
6
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