Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 1.0°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 7PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
2.1
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)889101111111111111110101110101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21230949585512931253120811269168136224433531892401901541201131091061068178
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
ESE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
2.60
8:58PM
2.55
9:21AM
2.69
9:46PM
2.65
10:06AM
2.74
10:34PM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
0.60
3:00AM
0.57
3:29PM
0.50
3:44AM
0.53
4:14PM
0.43
4:31AM
0.53
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:36-------7:34-------7:32----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182019201616151518222120171616151719191919181717
Feels °C (?)181918201515141418222020161616151718182021191818
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