Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.9° 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 4AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (06 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.4
NNE
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)8777788888999999989911111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5164404564985286407097651067144622372473225118841094993858737663471651663754725
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
2.32
10:44AM
2.22
11:15PM
2.26
11:21AM
2.16
11:52PM
2.19
11:59AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.57
5:11PM
0.50
5:31AM
0.65
5:48PM
0.59
6:12AM
0.73
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:09-------6:07
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light rain
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light rain
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mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191819191919191818181919192020202020201919212119
Feels °C (?)161516161616161514131516161718181921232020232320
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