Surf Forecast Surf Report

Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 03 May 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)9999991098561088777766666666666666677777888888888889999910101091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)646178404238282722243335235191123114143111849774766464666882757580103106120167195269344452525629678742742773702734655634602571542549699833869813745632611577
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
2.35
1:25PM
2.15
2:00AM
2.25
2:23PM
2.06
2:59AM
2.18
3:25PM
2.00
3:56AM
2.15
4:27PM
1.98
4:47AM
2.13
5:22PM
2.01
5:36AM
2.13
6:12PM
2.06
6:21AM
2.12
6:56PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.40
7:31AM
0.55
7:49PM
0.50
8:28AM
0.60
8:46PM
0.59
9:27AM
0.63
9:45PM
0.65
10:25AM
0.63
10:44PM
0.68
11:18AM
0.61
11:39PM
0.68
12:06PM
0.58
12:29AM
0.66
12:51PM
0.55
1:12AM
0.65
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-----
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Rain (mm)
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