Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Dec)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 Dec)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (11 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
1.3
E
1.9
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)11111010101099916161515151515151514149988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1884156812391010788427577506430310306298287283279275272272268264274575311291
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
2.22
2:08PM
2.36
2:32AM
2.14
3:00PM
2.28
3:27AM
2.08
3:51PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.41
7:58AM
0.41
8:36PM
0.46
8:50AM
0.53
9:28PM
0.51
9:43AM
0.63
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:30-------8:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C181615162224252317181616192222191615141518191919
Feels °C (?)181514152122232115151312151817161313131418171617
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