Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
NW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
22
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
39
83
139
233
508
272
249
231
458
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM2.24m
2:34AM2.19m
3:20PM2.21m
3:39AM2.15m
4:28PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.68m
9:06AM0.55m
9:44PM0.69m
10:13AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
12
Feels °C
14
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
10
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