Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 May 2026 NZST
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Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Marsden Point today?

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Marsden Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
297
289
320
359
369
398
439
481
547
515
502
480
482
544
590
666
772
846
974
1119
474
567
640
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM2.61m
11:35PM2.75m
11:58AM2.52m
00:31AM2.66m
12:55PM2.43m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.49m
5:10PM0.38m
5:48AM0.53m
6:06PM0.47m
6:44AM0.57m
7:01PM0.57m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
9
Energy kJ
14
14
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
697
692
559
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.7
N
11
Energy kJ
3
11
45
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.6
N
11
Energy kJ
9
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
302
297
289
320
359
369
398
439
481
547
515
502
480
482
544
590
666
772
846
974
1119
474
567
640
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
110
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
110
66
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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