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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 11 am Wednesday 22 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 123 | 116 | 112 | 112 | 81 | 198 | 198 | 57 | 148 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 127 | 92 | 113 | 124 | 97 | 97 | 112 | 88 | 73 | 66 | 62 | 62 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:51AM 2.38 | 12:24AM 2.46 | 12:47PM 2.29 | 1:22AM 2.36 | 1:45PM 2.19 | 2:24AM 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 0.30 | 6:51AM 0.46 | 7:13PM 0.38 | 7:50AM 0.51 | 8:12PM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
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