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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 Monday 06 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
20.9° 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 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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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| 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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 456 | 528 | 542 | 591 | 639 | 728 | 1121 | 1569 | 2692 | 3095 | 2655 | 1903 | 1435 | 800 | 759 | 593 | 529 | 482 | 730 | 663 | 663 | 585 | 683 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 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 | 6:27PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
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