Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 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
16.5° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.5
NW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)766577774567788999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29211614161217172080186332474838129911338585894543152181374276
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
2.21
12:05AM
2.09
12:38PM
2.17
12:45AM
2.05
1:19PM
2.12
1:29AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.67
6:29AM
0.59
7:00PM
0.70
7:09AM
0.64
7:44PM
0.73
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:24
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:49----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------23312111-----
Temp. °C161820171312121418191918181819171818121313111111
Feels °C (?)121416141110101214151414141314151513678788
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Russell - Ocean Beach (light winds from the WNW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km from Russell - Ocean Beach). 0.5m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the N and a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the NE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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