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Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
20.2° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.2
N
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010107888881111111111111111111167777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2220122232353439598281112116114116114112246251254200170
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
W
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
2.84
10:23AM
2.71
10:56PM
2.80
11:16AM
2.63
11:49PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.32
4:08AM
0.52
4:31PM
0.36
5:04AM
0.56
5:25PM
0.44
6:01AM
0.61
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset5:51-------5:50-------5:47-------
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21-------1--------------
Temp. °C161413121212141717141212111112131413131413131314
Feels °C (?)15131211111114171612109778911991099910
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