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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 12 am Friday 27 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
21.1° 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 6AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| 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
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2498 | 2039 | 1679 | 702 | 1176 | 931 | 808 | 628 | 553 | 467 | 390 | 356 | 285 | 219 | 213 | 183 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 108 | 110 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:38AM 2.25 | 3:59PM 2.14 | 4:45AM 2.21 | 5:08PM 2.10 | 5:48AM 2.23 | 6:14PM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:27PM 0.50 | 10:04AM 0.64 | 10:31PM 0.54 | 11:11AM 0.64 | 11:36PM 0.54 | 12:15PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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