Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
22.0° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)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
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111111111010111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)706966656463626161595938373534222137333331313130
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
2.55
2:27AM
2.46
2:52PM
2.51
3:30AM
2.45
3:50PM
2.48
4:37AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.76
8:10PM
0.64
8:33AM
0.82
9:08PM
0.65
9:37AM
0.85
10:09PM
0.65
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:35-------8:35-------8:34----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020191615141419202020181817182020202019191717
Feels °C (?)171717171514131318211920181817181918181919201918
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