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Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Forecast
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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | |
225 | 224 | 127 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 152 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 355 | 542 | 533 | 473 | 428 | 334 | 245 | 208 | 196 | 354 | 284 | 277 | 274 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.94m | 4:25AM2.14m | 4:55PM2.03m | 5:18AM2.22m | 5:55PM2.16m | 6:12AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.75m | 10:55AM0.63m | 11:17PM0.70m | 11:49AM0.51m | 00:15AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 11 |
 kJ | 225 | 224 | 127 | 103 | 67 | 68 | 152 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 473 | 428 | 334 | 245 | 208 | 196 | 253 | 284 | 277 | 194 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 48 | 65 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 91 | 59 | 57 | 78 | 355 | 542 | 533 | — | 197 | 153 | 126 | 80 | — | 354 | — | 218 | 274 | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 85 | 89 | 97 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 17 | 66 | 87 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 87 |
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