Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
0
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.1
E
7
Energy 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)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.6
E
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
E
8
Energy 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)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy 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)
0.2
SSE
2
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
2
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
7
Energy kJ
1
44
55
165
371
475
215
243
146
129
198
192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
2
1
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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