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Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
16.4°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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
N
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
N
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
N
13
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
80
89
109
76
88
151
72
65
52
51
43
43
57
57
85
62
85
91
88
94
116
135
175
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15AM2.19m
7:29PM2.26m
8:05AM2.25m
8:16PM2.25m
8:51AM2.30m
9:00PM2.23m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.49m
1:59AM0.38m
2:21PM0.48m
2:45AM0.36m
3:06PM0.48m
3:29AM0.36m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:16
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6:15
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6:13
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6:13
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7:58
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7:59
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8:00
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8:00
 mm
1
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1
5
2
4
4
5
5
5
3
Temp °C
19
21
21
19
16
16
15
14
18
19
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
14
15
14
14
17
16
17
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
18
18
16
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