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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 08 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 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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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| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 588 | 342 | 539 | 799 | 874 | 931 | 1185 | 1549 | 1721 | 1902 | 1641 | 1776 | 1703 | 1479 | 838 | 1432 | 1624 | 1748 | 1811 | 2013 | 2570 | 4314 | 6587 | 13980 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:59AM 2.10 | 12:31AM 2.12 | 12:40PM 2.03 | 1:16AM 2.05 | 1:24PM 1.96 | 2:10AM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:12AM 0.73 | 6:27PM 0.67 | 6:55AM 0.79 | 7:09PM 0.75 | 7:42AM 0.83 | 7:57PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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