Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.7°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	131	169	96	55	28	23	23	23	24	24	44	101	107	138	125	78	42	28	33	25	24	52	48	46
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	E	N	NE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	00:10AM2.17m				12:42PM2.23m				00:49AM2.10m					1:22PM2.15m				1:29AM2.03m				2:05PM2.07m
Low Tide			6:37AM0.53m					7:03PM0.69m				7:17AM0.63m				7:46PM0.75m				7:59AM0.71m				8:32PM0.80m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	16	17	13	12	11	10	9	11	14	14	14	12	11	11	11	14	18	16	15	13
Feels °C	8	7	8	10	10	11	7	6	6	5	4	5	8	8	10	9	8	8	8	11	15	13	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 6	NW 6	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	36	37	96	55	28	14	23	23	24	24	44	101	25	25	26	78	42	28	33	19	16	52	48	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 6	NW 7	NNW 6	NW 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 13	NE 13	N 17	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	2	2	24	24	23	23	6	7	4	2	25	25	7	7	6	27	28	26	26	25	24	24	24	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 11	NW 11	WNW 12	N 6	N 6	N 6	NW 12	NE 14	NW 6	NE 13	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 17	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 16	N 15	N 15
kJ	—	—	2	5	13	3	3	3	5	7	2	7	6	6	3	6	22	22	20	9	17	19	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	W 4	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 3	S 3	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	—	—	SSE 2	SE 7	—	—	—	NNW 2	—
kJ	131	169	14	9	5	4	5	12	22	13	6	1	107	138	125	—	—	1	61	—	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bland Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Moureeses Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	The Ledge Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Bland Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	35	35	56	47	66	23	66	66	348	97	97	17	17	66	79	36	17	17	17	17	17	17	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay		Langs beach	Forestry	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Tom Bowling Bay	Forestry	Fairway Reef	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	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	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	4	5	5

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