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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 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
21.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 4PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)8910101010101010101099999999109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1098197824882433243321101854159114541352130611891252112999391691511221171119810858807691051
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
2.16
8:49PM
2.06
9:29AM
2.21
9:34PM
2.09
10:10AM
2.26
10:18PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
0.76
3:20AM
0.58
3:46PM
0.68
4:01AM
0.52
4:29PM
0.60
4:40AM
0.47
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset---8:38-------8:38-------8:38----
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Rain (mm)
1----11122366710521------
Temp. °C181919181818191919191920202020201920202020202020
Feels °C (?)121314131314161616161618181919191718181818181716
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