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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 Thursday 09 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1641 | 1799 | 1749 | 1519 | 1340 | 1357 | 1772 | 1805 | 1777 | 2456 | 4937 | 5992 | 6850 | 11059 | 13872 | 17475 | 20998 | 23306 | 25912 | 29850 | 20301 | 15718 | 10157 | 5448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:40PM 2.03 | 1:16AM 2.05 | 1:24PM 1.96 | 2:10AM 2.01 | 2:16PM 1.91 | 3:11AM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:09PM 0.75 | 7:42AM 0.83 | 7:57PM 0.80 | 8:35AM 0.86 | 8:50PM 0.83 | 9:34AM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
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