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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 15 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
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 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 153 | 132 | 117 | 120 | 116 | 119 | 142 | 146 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 85 | 66 | 74 | 48 | 42 | 30 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 82 | 80 | 54 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:29PM 2.11 | 6:15AM 2.06 | 6:18PM 2.07 | 7:04AM 2.09 | 7:05PM 2.05 | 7:51AM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:03AM 0.62 | 12:30PM 0.80 | 12:52AM 0.64 | 1:20PM 0.80 | 1:40AM 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
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