Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Marsden Point today?

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
NE
9
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
367
452
459
224
279
231
231
184
184
184
181
220
220
149
114
114
114
112
82
82
82
82
66
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
NE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:53PM2.31m
4:08AM2.44m
4:47PM2.34m
4:57AM2.41m
5:37PM2.39m
5:45AM2.38m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.65m
9:54PM0.78m
10:25AM0.65m
10:49PM0.80m
11:14AM0.65m
11:40PM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
14
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
NE
8
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
609
522
452
459
353
282
221
221
186
184
184
142
220
220
129
107
102
100
82
82
82
82
82
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.9
E
11
0.9
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
358
367
264
143
224
279
231
231
184
112
76
181
126
142
149
114
114
114
112
82
56
55
51
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
3
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
82
79
3
3
3
14
10
7
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
6
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
0
16
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
7
7
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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