Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
18
7
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52PM2.44m
2:14AM2.46m
2:58PM2.44m
3:15AM2.44m
4:06PM2.48m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.88m
8:32AM0.70m
9:06PM0.89m
9:36AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
5
8
5
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
7
7
7
8
8
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
14
12
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