Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.5° 

Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
S
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
137
103
123
52
34
30
95
181
127
79
79
54
32
70
92
92
92
90
90
86
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
11:31AM2.62m
11:47PM2.60m
12:14PM2.53m
00:29AM2.50m
1:00PM2.42m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.68m
5:59AM0.63m
6:17PM0.82m
6:44AM0.76m
7:04PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
9
9
9
8
8
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
8
7
6
7
6
4
2
6
7
8
6
6
6
5
6
9
11
9
10
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