Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)1111101099991210109999999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229343260194137104765249494641424142404039383925232222
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
2.22
10:25AM
2.37
10:43PM
2.29
11:07AM
2.42
11:28PM
2.34
11:51AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.44
4:46PM
0.46
4:57AM
0.41
5:29PM
0.40
5:41AM
0.42
6:12PM
0.37
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:58--------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:14-------8:13-------8:12
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151923242218171919202425211718151517212019
Feels °C (?)151414141821212017171920192223181717141315201818
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