Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
315
268
257
207
190
157
153
125
119
116
93
93
93
74
66
66
59
60
51
51
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34PM2.56m
7:03AM2.45m
7:24PM2.61m
7:54AM2.53m
8:11PM2.63m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.59m
00:47AM0.57m
1:09PM0.53m
1:38AM0.50m
1:57PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:48
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Temp °C
15
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
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