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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 Wednesday 15 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 102 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 2.12 | 6:49AM 2.29 | 7:18PM 2.25 | 7:37AM 2.39 | 8:09PM 2.38 | 8:26AM 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:25PM 0.60 | 12:49AM 0.60 | 1:15PM 0.47 | 1:37AM 0.50 | 2:04PM 0.35 | 2:24AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
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