Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
Period(s) (?)666666677788888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148175210200213232282285356405447452506815996112111681313169521912448292329092805
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
2.74
12:31PM
2.65
1:02AM
2.67
1:24PM
2.56
1:59AM
2.57
2:22PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.62
6:40PM
0.50
7:11AM
0.68
7:36PM
0.58
8:10AM
0.75
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:27-------7:25
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
------------276433610919178
Temp. °C181818181919191919191919191818191919191919181819
Feels °C (?)151515141515151516161616161414151514151514131314
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