
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Marsden Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.48m | 4:23AM2.44m | 5:12PM2.55m | 5:31AM2.48m | 6:13PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.85m | 10:42AM0.62m | 11:20PM0.76m | 11:47AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 515 | 428 | 382 | 331 | 247 | 251 | 217 | 217 | 177 | 172 | 172 | 270 | 276 | 270 | 275 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 14 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
452 | 429 | 616 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 66 |
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