Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
10
1.8
N
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
2.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2764
2453
2207
1868
1661
1470
679
769
650
589
479
419
339
300
328
235
203
176
168
118
115
156
196
442
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:46PM2.22m
9:46AM2.06m
10:23PM2.21m
10:26AM2.05m
10:59PM2.19m
11:07AM2.03m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.49m
4:02AM0.64m
4:13PM0.51m
4:42AM0.63m
4:49PM0.53m
5:23AM0.62m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
5:17
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
16
15
14
15
17
18
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
12
13
15
16
13
12
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
10
1.8
N
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2764
2453
2207
1868
1661
1470
679
769
650
589
479
419
339
300
328
235
203
176
168
118
115
112
99
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
1.6
ENE
10
0.6
NW
8
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
59
58
55
31
53
480
45
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
22
10
21
9
9
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
11
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
2.2
N
7
Energy kJ
1
22
66
25
10
20
24
26
33
66
103
156
196
442
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
44
44
89
43
30
23
23
23
17
16
16
16
16
16
30
43
43
43
43
89
56
264
298
516
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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