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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 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
19.2° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
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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| 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) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 110 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 101 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 112 | 216 | 500 | 1550 | 2446 | 2721 | 3043 | 3321 | 2850 | 2213 | 1635 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:34AM 2.59 | 11:54PM 2.36 | 12:25PM 2.53 | 12:47AM 2.29 | 1:16PM 2.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22AM 0.16 | 5:58PM 0.35 | 6:14AM 0.22 | 6:52PM 0.37 | 7:06AM 0.31 | 7:44PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
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