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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 11 pm Sunday 12 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
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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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 786 | 663 | 535 | 496 | 418 | 410 | 349 | 284 | 231 | 216 | 202 | 199 | 489 | 462 | 432 | 347 | 342 | 273 | 212 | 209 | 150 | 141 | 102 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:11AM 2.03 | 4:25PM 1.92 | 5:07AM 2.10 | 5:29PM 2.00 | 5:59AM 2.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:51PM 0.82 | 10:35AM 0.81 | 10:55PM 0.78 | 11:33AM 0.72 | 11:56PM 0.70 | 12:25PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
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