Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
143
134
157
161
93
114
127
169
207
355
304
281
231
236
269
253
221
216
178
145
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:39PM2.47m
5:05AM2.33m
5:39PM2.51m
6:08AM2.38m
6:34PM2.56m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.68m
10:52PM0.74m
11:16AM0.65m
11:53PM0.66m
12:16PM0.59m
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6:48
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Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
14
18
18
16
14
13
13
13
15
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
12
13
11
10
12
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
14
17
16
16
15
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