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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 Monday 23 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Russell - Ocean Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Russell - Ocean Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 55 | 49 | 78 | 102 | 175 | 236 | 271 | 319 | 340 | 376 | 411 | 494 | 554 | 579 | 635 | 687 | 771 | 1082 | 1839 | 2247 | 2669 | 3755 | 4274 | 4882 |
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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15PM 2.47 | 12:45AM 2.49 | 1:06PM 2.40 | 1:37AM 2.42 | 1:59PM 2.32 | 2:34AM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 0.30 | 7:05AM 0.47 | 7:30PM 0.36 | 8:01AM 0.53 | 8:26PM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 21 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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