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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 6 am Saturday 28 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
21.0° 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 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
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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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 356 | 285 | 253 | 204 | 199 | 164 | 116 | 93 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 202 | 202 | 214 | 373 | 233 | 302 | 218 | 163 | 205 | 89 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:45AM 2.21 | 5:08PM 2.10 | 5:48AM 2.23 | 6:14PM 2.10 | 6:45AM 2.27 | 7:12PM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:11AM 0.64 | 11:36PM 0.54 | 12:15PM 0.60 | 12:39AM 0.50 | 1:13PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
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