Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 10PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
16
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.1
NE
17
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
5
5
10
17
16
11
12
13
8
12
9
22
9
21
23
38
38
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:53PM2.46m
4:14AM2.38m
4:58PM2.52m
5:22AM2.42m
5:57PM2.60m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.82m
10:30AM0.65m
11:08PM0.73m
11:34AM0.56m
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
13
12
13
12
11
12
14
15
12
10
10
9
9
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
9
7
8
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
10
10
11
11
9
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