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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 134 | 132 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 167 | 297 | 1040 | 1945 | 2680 | 2689 | 2586 | 2186 | 1931 | 1857 | 1791 | 835 | 1175 | 1010 | 1026 | 864 | 579 | 456 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:25PM 2.53 | 12:47AM 2.29 | 1:16PM 2.45 | 1:39AM 2.22 | 2:08PM 2.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:14AM 0.22 | 6:52PM 0.37 | 7:06AM 0.31 | 7:44PM 0.41 | 7:58AM 0.41 | 8:36PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
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