Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
20.1° 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 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.7
S
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
196
143
106
86
73
58
45
38
29
30
30
23
23
22
16
16
14
13
10
8
6
6
7
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:49AM2.52m
2:12PM2.34m
2:51AM2.48m
3:18PM2.30m
3:49AM2.47m
4:20PM2.31m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.70m
8:23PM0.66m
9:04AM0.71m
9:25PM0.69m
10:04AM0.68m
10:25PM0.69m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:45
5:44
5:42
5:40
3
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
16
18
17
15
14
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
10
12
15
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
5
7
8
73
58
45
38
29
30
30
23
23
22
16
16
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
14
6
14
6
6
13
13
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
6
4
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
6
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
247
196
143
106
86
1
2
3
8
13
10
5
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
110
53
20
23
23
20
16
7
7
7
7
16
16
7
7
7
119
144
144
119
122
122
122
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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