Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NW
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
350
405
277
334
560
268
197
122
92
40
45
25
16
10
9
9
9
9
21
37
39
39
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39AM2.15m
4:28PM2.22m
4:49AM2.14m
5:33PM2.28m
5:57AM2.18m
6:32PM2.36m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.54m
10:53PM0.66m
11:20AM0.49m
11:58PM0.58m
12:24PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
14
16
17
13
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
10
10
11
11
12
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
11
13
13
9
8
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
8
8
10
9
10
12
13
9
9
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