Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 24 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
18.4° 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 3PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (24 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.4
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
E
8
3
E
8
2.1
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.1
E
11
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1744
1878
1070
1797
1883
2013
2232
1158
1133
1021
916
1047
1814
1602
989
1028
678
609
546
452
390
274
300
294
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:53PM2.35m
2:23AM2.52m
2:54PM2.31m
3:17AM2.47m
3:53PM2.31m
4:08AM2.44m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.61m
7:58PM0.66m
8:38AM0.64m
8:56PM0.74m
9:33AM0.65m
9:54PM0.78m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
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5:19
5:19
5:17
5:17
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
1070
999
1020
970
916
916
1047
1028
934
989
1028
678
609
546
452
390
345
300
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
173
198
317
332
311
319
274
274
231
231
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2
E
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
E
8
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.1
E
8
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1744
1878
693
1797
1883
2013
2232
1158
1133
1021
891
579
1814
1602
417
373
325
1
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
54
53
20
20
23
7
16
7
7
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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