Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.3°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	5	20	20	20	20	19	22	37	69	115	132	184	223	227	233	210	194	200	211	188	188	171	229
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	1:17AM2.30m				1:51PM2.39m				2:14AM2.21m				2:51PM2.32m				3:14AM2.14m				3:53PM2.27m
Low Tide			7:41AM0.34m				8:19PM0.48m				8:40AM0.41m				9:19PM0.50m				9:40AM0.47m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	9	9	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	13	13	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	3	7	3	7	3	19	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	233	210	194	200	211	188	188	171	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12
kJ	5	20	20	20	20	3	3	3	6	6	3	3	3	2	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 10	N 6	N 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15
kJ	1	2	1	3	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	5	5	—	4	4	4	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 2	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	—	2	8	14	22	37	69	115	132	184	223	227	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	97	89	89	128	128	128	89	89	89	128	128	128	89	128	89	89	56	43	56	89	128	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha-The Bar Auckland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Beatons Southland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Scott Point Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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