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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
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 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 1239 | 928 | 788 | 427 | 577 | 495 | 430 | 310 | 306 | 298 | 287 | 283 | 279 | 275 | 275 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 627 | 621 | 354 | 282 | 377 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | 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) | 7:58AM 0.41 | 8:36PM 0.46 | 8:50AM 0.53 | 9:28PM 0.51 | 9:43AM 0.63 | 10:21PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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