Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)899999999999999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181922232223222121222121212122212120202019201717
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
2.33
3:14PM
2.38
3:56AM
2.28
4:01PM
2.31
4:53AM
2.26
4:51PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.96
9:33PM
0.83
9:55AM
1.05
10:24PM
0.90
10:52AM
1.09
11:16PM
0.93
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:40-------8:40-------8:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181723272623181716161819202019181718222424232120
Feels °C (?)181723262523171615151717181919191820222221222121
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