Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.4° 

Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
71
69
66
60
58
58
30
28
27
26
25
15
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:30AM2.10m
5:10PM2.29m
5:34AM2.17m
6:01PM2.37m
6:30AM2.28m
6:50PM2.46m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.98m
10:44AM0.98m
11:22PM0.91m
11:44AM0.92m
00:14AM0.81m
12:37PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
13
17
18
15
13
12
11
11
13
16
19
17
14
13
13
13
15
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
14
15
12
10
10
9
9
10
14
18
16
13
12
12
12
15
13
15
17
13
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