Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111111676666667778777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11614911411411239720919812675666171137150303320367320233243218247268
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
2.63
11:49PM
2.71
12:12PM
2.53
12:47AM
2.60
1:10PM
2.43
1:49AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.44
6:01AM
0.61
6:23PM
0.53
7:00AM
0.67
7:22PM
0.61
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----11-------12------12
Temp. °C131415151514131312131414141211111112121111131416
Feels °C (?)1010121212119109911111298769867111213
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