Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

15.4°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 (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 26							Sunday 27								Monday 28
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	38	29	28	58	58	57	57	55	54	51	29	29	29	132	102	46	40	38	35	34	34	33	31
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			7:27AM2.14m				7:50PM2.29m				8:13AM2.24m				8:33PM2.36m				8:59AM2.34m
Low Tide	1:30AM0.61m				1:49PM0.57m				3:14AM0.51m				2:30PM0.50m				2:57AM0.41m					3:12PM0.45m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	13	16	16	14	12	12	11	13	15	17	18	15	12	10	11	11	12	14	15	13	11
Feels °C	8	7	9	11	12	10	9	10	8	9	11	12	13	11	9	6	8	8	8	10	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	28	29	28	58	58	57	57	55	54	51	29	29	29	28	102	46	29	17	16	15	9	33	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 14	N 11	N 11	NW 5	N 11	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 16	E 16	E 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	6	2	20	2	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	5	20	18	28	14	40	38	35	34	34	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 5	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	NE 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 17	NE 10	N 10	N 10	ESE 15	ESE 15	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	38	17	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	5	4	2	2	21	21	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 2	WNW 2	W 5	W 3	W 5	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 5	WNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	SW 2	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	2	11	3	7	4	5	22	34	72	105	132	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	16	16	16	23	16	16	16	35	74	480	509	270	23	23	16	16	16	16	23	23	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Taupo Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Ocean Beach (Whangarei)				Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Elliot Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	4	4	4	4

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