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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 am Friday 28 Nov 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
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 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 619 | 596 | 562 | 482 | 490 | 394 | 335 | 335 | 282 | 276 | 226 | 217 | 212 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 106 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | off | glass | off | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:55AM 1.99 | 2:35PM 2.13 | 2:47AM 1.98 | 3:29PM 2.15 | 3:46AM 2.00 | 4:24PM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 0.64 | 8:16AM 0.63 | 8:59PM 0.64 | 9:09AM 0.65 | 9:54PM 0.61 | 10:08AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
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