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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 am Tuesday 24 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
21.1° 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 8AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 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
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 187 | 236 | 286 | 319 | 340 | 340 | 376 | 422 | 439 | 541 | 627 | 670 | 840 | 1086 | 1391 | 1550 | 1842 | 2208 | 2288 | 2281 | 2645 | 3263 | 3433 | 3324 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:45AM 2.49 | 1:06PM 2.40 | 1:37AM 2.42 | 1:59PM 2.32 | 2:34AM 2.33 | 2:57PM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:05AM 0.47 | 7:30PM 0.36 | 8:01AM 0.53 | 8:26PM 0.43 | 9:00AM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 22 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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