Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
20.1° 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 2AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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)
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
312
226
170
123
89
71
60
46
46
40
29
29
29
31
26
25
18
16
12
18
10
8
6
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:49AM2.52m
2:12PM2.34m
2:51AM2.48m
3:18PM2.30m
3:49AM2.47m
4:20PM2.31m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.61m
8:01AM0.70m
8:23PM0.66m
9:04AM0.71m
9:25PM0.69m
10:04AM0.68m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:45
5:44
5:42
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
16
18
16
14
14
16
16
16
17
17
16
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
11
11
11
11
15
16
14
13
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
7
7
71
60
46
46
40
29
29
29
31
26
25
18
16
8
8
8
8
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
5
2
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
16
14
14
6
6
6
6
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
4
6
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
16
16
15
15
4
14
14
13
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
403
312
226
170
123
89
1
2
2
5
12
18
10
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
Distance (km)
110
110
110
20
20
23
23
16
7
7
7
7
7
91
7
16
7
7
119
119
144
90
122
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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