Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)881210109999999999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484848696843414140414041414140262525242340222222
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
2.62
10:08PM
2.53
10:32AM
2.67
10:53PM
2.59
11:16AM
2.69
11:39PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.61
4:07AM
0.56
4:39PM
0.55
4:51AM
0.56
5:22PM
0.52
5:37AM
0.60
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:13-------8:12-------8:10----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192223211817181819222220171615141720222016141413
Feels °C (?)171920191717181817181818161513121418191815131312
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