Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
51
45
44
31
31
31
21
21
20
19
19
19
11
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM2.59m
10:34PM2.64m
10:59AM2.61m
11:20PM2.61m
11:46AM2.59m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.63m
4:40AM0.56m
4:58PM0.68m
5:26AM0.59m
5:50PM0.74m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
12
13
14
14
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
15
15
14
11
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