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Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Russell - Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | |
268 | 262 | 224 | 224 | 127 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 152 | 57 | 76 | 56 | 165 | 371 | 475 | 453 | 365 | 326 | 245 | 198 | 253 | 277 | 229 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.94m | 4:25AM2.14m | 4:55PM2.03m | 5:18AM2.22m | 5:55PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.71m | 10:13PM0.75m | 10:55AM0.63m | 11:17PM0.70m | 11:49AM0.51m | 00:15AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
 kJ | 268 | 262 | 224 | 224 | 127 | 103 | 67 | 67 | 152 | 45 | 76 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 453 | 365 | 326 | 245 | 27 | 253 | 277 | 229 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | E 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 14 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 65 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 44 | 55 | 165 | 371 | 475 | 215 | 243 | 146 | 129 | 198 | — | — | — | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 87 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 53 |
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