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Russell - Ocean Beach Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 05 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
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 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 193 | 183 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 248 | 217 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 267 | 202 | 283 | 326 | 135 | 125 | 131 | 127 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 115 | 74 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:52AM 2.52 | 9:06PM 2.44 | 9:47AM 2.59 | 10:03PM 2.44 | 10:42AM 2.61 | 10:59PM 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:39AM 0.19 | 3:09PM 0.39 | 3:34AM 0.14 | 4:05PM 0.36 | 4:28AM 0.13 | 5:03PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
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