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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 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
21.2° 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 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 341 | 341 | 301 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 286 | 299 | 363 | 328 | 315 | 281 | 436 | 454 | 454 | 396 | 380 | 351 | 495 | 585 | 516 | 464 | 506 | 591 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:52AM 2.35 | 10:21PM 2.36 | 10:31AM 2.32 | 11:01PM 2.36 | 11:08AM 2.27 | 11:39PM 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 0.33 | 4:33AM 0.42 | 4:57PM 0.36 | 5:13AM 0.49 | 5:34PM 0.42 | 5:52AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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