Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
2.1
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)99999999910101010101099991010131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)770775792665656593528471502464463415354356356341375375390361494151821212984
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
2.33
11:56PM
2.35
12:05PM
2.26
12:41AM
2.28
12:49PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.89
5:37PM
0.83
6:05AM
0.95
6:19PM
0.91
6:52AM
1.00
7:07PM
0.96
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:39-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:05-------6:04--
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C201919232119181716161719191918181818191919191919
Feels °C (?)202020252319191816161819192118191818191818181717
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