Russell - Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is

15.2°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	352	360	351	329	274	268	257	199	160	157	153	125	122	98	93	93	85	76	66	66	66	52	52	52
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	WNW	NNE	N	N	WNW	SW	SSW	S	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:43AM2.14m					7:09PM2.32m				7:38AM2.21m				7:59PM2.36m				8:29AM2.29m				8:46PM2.38m
Low Tide	00:43AM0.51m					1:06PM0.44m				1:37AM0.43m				1:59PM0.38m				2:28AM0.35m				2:47PM0.35m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	15	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	11	10	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	16	14	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	352	360	351	329	274	268	257	199	160	157	153	125	122	98	93	93	85	76	66	66	66	52	52	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6
kJ	2	2	6	6	6	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	4	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	—	N 9	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 8	NE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	—	2	3	2	2	2	1	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	4	5	7	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	5	5	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	16	16	74	30	16	16	16	16	16	16	89	128	89	81	43	35	89	89	128	89	43	35
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	2	2	2	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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