Russell - Ocean Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
21.1° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.1
NNE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101099999888888877771312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24982039167970211769318086285534673903562852192131831321231238277108110155
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offglassononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
43----------------------
Temp. °C212019181922222119181716192121201918171719212222
Feels °C (?)192120202123222221191816212221212019181820222323
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