Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Marsden Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 36 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.52m | 11:39AM2.51m | 11:50PM2.42m | 12:21PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.67m | 5:43PM0.85m | 6:04AM0.80m | 6:28PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 567 | 361 | 147 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 82 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | N 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 60 | 94 | 89 | 111 | 256 | 447 | 566 | 523 | — | 34 | 36 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 24 | 37 | 115 | 34 | 137 | 20 | 139 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Marsden Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest