Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
1.2
E
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
97
97
91
89
88
88
88
61
61
41
44
70
91
78
247
223
222
150
93
67
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:03AM2.12m
9:34PM2.27m
9:45AM2.16m
10:12PM2.30m
10:27AM2.19m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.50m
3:55AM0.56m
4:03PM0.48m
4:34AM0.52m
4:41PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
2
4
6
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
11
14
12
10
Feels °C
11
11
12
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
4
7
10
8
7
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