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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 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
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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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 221 | 209 | 138 | 146 | 216 | 149 | 239 | 206 | 189 | 189 | 265 | 91 | 181 | 91 | 93 | 159 | 135 | 108 | 86 | 58 | 86 | 88 | 94 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:50PM 2.56 | 10:05AM 2.50 | 10:40PM 2.58 | 10:58AM 2.46 | 11:31PM 2.54 | 11:51AM 2.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 0.19 | 4:04AM 0.36 | 4:29PM 0.18 | 4:58AM 0.38 | 5:21PM 0.23 | 5:54AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
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