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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 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
21.3° 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 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Russell - Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 110 | 579 | 621 | 554 | 525 | 548 | 548 | 464 | 409 | 367 | 367 | 337 | 373 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38AM 2.31 | 8:04PM 2.21 | 8:26AM 2.35 | 8:53PM 2.28 | 9:10AM 2.36 | 9:38PM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:35AM 0.44 | 2:05PM 0.45 | 2:25AM 0.38 | 2:52PM 0.38 | 3:10AM 0.36 | 3:37PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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