Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.9
N
2.1
N
1.7
N
1.3
NNE
1.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)9888888887771113121212121267777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)753602511439356285253204199164116931238277108117202157256420286149238
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
2.14
4:45AM
2.21
5:08PM
2.10
5:48AM
2.23
6:14PM
2.10
6:45AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
0.54
11:11AM
0.64
11:36PM
0.54
12:15PM
0.60
12:39AM
0.50
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------161412---
Temp. °C222119181717192121201918171719212120202121192023
Feels °C (?)222221191818212222212119181820222222191922192022
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