Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.2°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	ENE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	ENE 7	N 13
Wave Graph
kJ	135	135	84	75	73	82	73	71	54	75	140	177	188	144	136	75	65	56	51	48	44	58	61	85
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	N	ENE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				6:40PM2.27m					7:15AM2.19m				7:29PM2.26m				8:05AM2.25m				8:16PM2.25m
Low Tide		12:42PM0.51m					1:11AM0.41m				1:34PM0.49m				1:59AM0.38m				2:21PM0.48m				2:45AM0.36m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	6	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Temp °C	19	21	19	20	18	18	17	17	17	20	20	18	16	15	15	14	18	19	20	18	16	17	17	17
Feels °C	19	21	20	20	19	19	18	16	16	18	16	15	14	14	15	14	17	16	17	16	17	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	ENE 7	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	135	135	84	75	73	82	73	71	54	75	20	20	188	144	136	75	60	48	48	48	44	47	61	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	ENE 8	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 13	N 14	ENE 8	ENE 7	N 14	N 15	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 13
kJ	2	2	18	17	2	2	2	17	54	45	14	14	20	13	33	33	47	37	38	37	27	16	17	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 18	N 12	N 10	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 13	NW 7	NW 7	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 13	N 14	N 13	—
kJ	5	5	2	2	4	6	3	2	19	6	6	6	13	2	2	64	65	26	25	37	28	58	55	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 7	—	—	N 7	N 6	—	—	—	—	N 6
kJ	—	37	21	42	43	45	45	47	42	66	140	177	2	13	128	—	—	56	51	—	—	—	—	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Whatipu Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	30	30	30	16	16	16	16	89	30	425	203	56	43	30	16	16	16	67	67	30	16	17	43	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Daniels Reef	Daniels Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1			2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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