Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

16.3°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	297	369	355	355	324	324	291	264	239	239	216	216	216	193	173	173	153	153	153	105	178	80	76	109	104	124
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	S	S	SSW	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide		4:19AM2.09m				4:53PM2.26m				5:24AM2.09m				5:48PM2.26m				6:23AM2.13m				6:40PM2.27m
Low Tide				10:42AM0.51m				11:23PM0.49m				11:44AM0.52m				00:19AM0.45m				12:42PM0.51m					1:11AM0.41m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	18	19	20	19	17	17	18	18	18	21	20	19	18	18	18	16
Feels °C	15	15	15	16	18	17	16	17	15	16	19	19	19	19	17	17	18	19	18	20	20	19	19	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 7	ENE 8
kJ	297	369	355	355	324	324	291	264	239	239	216	216	216	193	173	173	153	153	153	105	178	80	76	78	104	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15
kJ	3	11	3	11	11	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	2	2	2	18	17	4	67	67	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 12
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	2	2	2	2	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	—	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	25	35	34	52	109	—	124
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	89	63	63	63	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	35	30	16	16	16	30	30	30	89	179	16	30	67	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach		Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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