Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
1.6
SW
5
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
20
29
29
68
69
121
116
114
118
127
125
130
129
93
91
88
61
61
72
158
156
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:44AM2.34m
3:34PM2.30m
3:36AM2.27m
4:31PM2.29m
4:31AM2.23m
5:24PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.87m
9:34PM1.07m
9:59AM0.92m
10:31PM1.09m
10:54AM0.93m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
16
16
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
9
9
Feels °C
7
8
9
12
12
9
11
10
7
3
4
5
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
9
5
5
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