Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
599
462
494
513
1198
1338
1363
1720
1830
1891
1657
1420
1132
954
811
713
573
447
380
303
254
249
194
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:12AM2.31m
12:21PM2.17m
1:02AM2.28m
1:11PM2.13m
1:58AM2.28m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.83m
6:24AM0.89m
6:31PM0.88m
7:14AM0.91m
7:22PM0.91m
8:09AM0.91m
cloud
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
2
8
2
5
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
16
14
15
19
19
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
16
15
13
14
17
17
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
N
7
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
402
599
462
494
208
1198
1338
1363
1720
1830
1891
1657
1420
1132
954
811
713
573
447
380
303
254
249
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
513
130
113
75
54
64
39
33
19
7
7
3
3
8
14
14
14
13
13
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
295
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
2
2
3
14
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
6
2.1
N
6
0.4
W
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
144
125
264
354
3
4
13
18
23
31
43
41
41
28
26
15
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
217
440
440
440
447
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
7
7
16
34
16
16
16
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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