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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 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
21.1° 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 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
ENE
2.1
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)10109999888999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299287328294287154120491990130813361252124711341051113412191336133715281693195218421842
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
2.11
8:02PM
2.02
8:47AM
2.16
8:49PM
2.06
9:29AM
2.21
9:34PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
0.83
2:37AM
0.65
3:01PM
0.76
3:20AM
0.58
3:46PM
0.68
4:01AM
0.52
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---8:39-------8:38-------8:38----
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------143232211141223139312
Temp. °C212222211918191818181818181918181818171818191919
Feels °C (?)212020211918171414141414141514141413121314151516
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