Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111111111111101010101010107688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)492828272726131212121199222222219131213
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
2.71
8:24PM
2.75
8:40AM
2.75
9:15PM
2.82
9:30AM
2.75
10:05PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
0.38
2:22AM
0.52
2:49PM
0.32
3:14AM
0.50
3:39PM
0.32
4:08AM
0.52
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:51-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1132---1-16--123----
Temp. °C182020181818171617202017151516141516161414141313
Feels °C (?)151717151515151516191817141313111213131211121010
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