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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 am Sunday 05 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
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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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 454 | 396 | 336 | 405 | 513 | 566 | 566 | 547 | 394 | 444 | 513 | 607 | 618 | 634 | 913 | 1103 | 1266 | 2379 | 1973 | 2199 | 1376 | 1143 | 830 | 593 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:08AM 2.27 | 10:39PM 2.32 | 10:44AM 2.22 | 11:15PM 2.26 | 11:21AM 2.16 | 11:52PM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:13AM 0.49 | 4:34PM 0.42 | 4:52AM 0.57 | 5:11PM 0.50 | 5:31AM 0.65 | 5:48PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wed 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
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