Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010991414141413131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)914708551562533459340319256211590577465432430345340272212206146104103103
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
2.26
3:50PM
2.14
4:32AM
2.33
4:54PM
2.23
5:24AM
2.43
5:51PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
0.99
9:45AM
0.98
10:05PM
0.94
10:43AM
0.89
11:06PM
0.86
11:35AM
0.76
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1------131-1------
Temp. °C181615161821201716151515172018161414141416191917
Feels °C (?)171615161721191515151414161817141211101012151514
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