Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Break

Russell - Ocean Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 35.25° S 174.12° E

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Russell - Ocean Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Russell - Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Russell - Ocean Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Russell - Ocean Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Russell - Ocean Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Tokerau Beach wx

79 km W18 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 192°)
20
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kaitaia Airport

79 km W86 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (14 kph from 110 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Albany

163 km SSE75 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 188°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

164 km SSE64 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 153°)
10
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Maori Bay- Muriwai

178 km S85 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the ESE
(17 km/h at 123°)
35
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Maori Bay@Glidepro

178 km S93 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(26 km/h at 152°)
40
11.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kauri Point

181 km SSE71 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(8 km/h at 173°)
15
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ranui wx

184 km SSE56 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 313°)
0
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

187 km SSE46 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the SE
(10 km/h at 142°)
15
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

191 km SSE54 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 130°)
10
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Russell - Ocean Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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