Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
20.2° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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 (?)
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8881111111111111111111177777766669
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323534395982811141161491161141121321431161181121026666493528
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
2.71
10:56PM
2.80
11:16AM
2.63
11:49PM
2.71
12:12PM
2.53
12:47AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.36
5:04AM
0.56
5:25PM
0.44
6:01AM
0.61
6:23PM
0.53
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:47-------5:46-----
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--21--------------------
Temp. °C141716141312111112131514141313111113141413121212
Feels °C (?)1417151210987891211119977910109999
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