- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 15 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
19.0° 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 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
355 | 354 | 314 | 277 | 229 | 241 | 251 | 280 | 253 | 287 | 298 | 302 | 287 | 295 | 257 | 361 | 458 | 513 | 488 | 481 | 422 | 324 | 279 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:12AM2.30m | 6:50PM2.31m | 7:05AM2.38m | 7:44PM2.44m | 7:58AM2.44m | 8:38PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.62m | 12:42PM0.39m | 1:08AM0.52m | 1:34PM0.28m | 2:00AM0.44m | 2:26PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 314 | 277 | 229 | 241 | 251 | 280 | 253 | 2 | 27 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 43 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 324 | 279 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 355 | 354 | — | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | 298 | 302 | 287 | 295 | 257 | 361 | 458 | 513 | 488 | 481 | 422 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 36 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 87 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 17 | 17 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Russell - Ocean Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest