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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 Thursday 26 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4388 | 4391 | 4124 | 2952 | 2636 | 2147 | 1569 | 718 | 1112 | 872 | 711 | 602 | 511 | 456 | 408 | 298 | 236 | 229 | 199 | 151 | 125 | 102 | 93 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:57PM 2.23 | 3:38AM 2.25 | 3:59PM 2.14 | 4:45AM 2.21 | 5:08PM 2.10 | 5:48AM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:00AM 0.59 | 9:27PM 0.50 | 10:04AM 0.64 | 10:31PM 0.54 | 11:11AM 0.64 | 11:36PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 15 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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