Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Marsden Point today?

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 11AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.8
NE
14
2.1
NE
14
2.2
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.3
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
449
492
481
460
439
401
421
459
459
531
404
430
504
551
573
1285
1547
1725
2053
1939
2046
1667
1311
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54AM2.27m
11:28PM2.36m
11:36AM2.21m
00:12AM2.31m
12:21PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.84m
5:03PM0.78m
5:39AM0.87m
5:45PM0.83m
6:24AM0.89m
6:31PM0.88m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
3
3
5
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
16
14
15
18
14
14
13
13
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
13
14
16
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.8
NE
14
2.1
NE
14
2.2
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.3
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
Energy kJ
2
3
13
14
2
2
2
2
10
10
11
404
430
504
551
573
1285
1547
1725
2053
1939
2046
1667
1311
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.8
NE
12
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NNW
6
Energy kJ
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
10
11
190
171
104
70
52
9
9
9
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
6
0.4
W
3
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
399
449
492
481
460
439
401
421
459
459
531
65
94
139
200
284
2
53
58
9
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
66
173
194
217
0
194
66
66
66
227
440
440
440
447
119
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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