Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.9
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
N
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
NNW
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)11137121212121212126121161111116111010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12382771081082022021521501131161077413670474027222220202012
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
ESE
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
2.23
6:14PM
2.10
6:45AM
2.27
7:12PM
2.15
7:38AM
2.31
8:04PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.60
12:39AM
0.50
1:13PM
0.53
1:35AM
0.44
2:05PM
0.45
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:20--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------121---------------
Temp. °C181819212120182020192023232119191817172019161515
Feels °C (?)202021222021181819202022222119191714141615131313
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