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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 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
19.9° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 287 | 283 | 279 | 275 | 275 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 203 | 460 | 401 | 381 | 313 | 305 | 305 | 298 | 327 | 328 | 276 | 239 | 203 | 197 | 178 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:00PM 2.28 | 3:27AM 2.08 | 3:51PM 2.21 | 4:24AM 2.04 | 4:40PM 2.15 | 5:21AM 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:50AM 0.53 | 9:28PM 0.51 | 9:43AM 0.63 | 10:21PM 0.56 | 10:38AM 0.72 | 11:13PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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