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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 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 65 | 97 | 124 | 122 | 253 | 51 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 72 | 119 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 2.20 | 5:45AM 2.08 | 6:17PM 2.24 | 6:41AM 2.12 | 7:07PM 2.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:09AM 0.58 | 11:47PM 0.65 | 12:10PM 0.53 | 12:43AM 0.58 | 1:04PM 0.46 | 1:33AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
The wind is still cross-off at Russell - Ocean Beach (light winds from the WNW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km from Russell - Ocean Beach). 1.5m 5s windswell from the NW to make surfable waves.
19 km away, 1 h 35 min ago
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