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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 pm Saturday 21 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
20.6° C
(Which is 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 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
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 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 142 | 130 | 125 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 56 | 76 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 90 | 159 | 254 | 325 | 447 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41AM 2.49 | 11:09PM 2.47 | 11:27AM 2.50 | 11:56PM 2.50 | 12:15PM 2.47 | 12:45AM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:04PM 0.29 | 5:21AM 0.38 | 5:50PM 0.27 | 6:12AM 0.41 | 6:38PM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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