Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
27
29
28
20
15
15
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
NNW
10
NE
0
NE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:54PM2.46m
1:19AM2.49m
1:52PM2.44m
2:14AM2.46m
2:58PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.84m
7:32AM0.69m
7:59PM0.88m
8:32AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
10
9
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
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