Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)18ft (5.5m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
NE
5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
2.1
ENE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010109999888888711111112101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5761039300277920047611236101086162553247538830524821716516716721087119117
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglassglasscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
2.46
3:03AM
2.49
3:24PM
2.38
4:10AM
2.45
4:33PM
2.33
5:13AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.65
9:14AM
0.79
9:41PM
0.69
10:21AM
0.80
10:46PM
0.69
11:25AM
0.75
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:30-------7:30-------7:31-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
247561-------------------
Temp. °C192020202019192322212019181718212020191918181922
Feels °C (?)131617192220202322232220191819222021202119191922
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