Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.8°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
20
10
4
4
9
4
4
4
29
54
97
78
61
41
29
40
56
46
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:05AM2.16m
3:04PM2.20m
3:05AM2.12m
4:04PM2.22m
4:13AM2.12m
4:57PM2.28m
Low Tide
8:32AM1.04m
9:09PM1.10m
9:31AM1.04m
10:09PM1.06m
10:32AM0.99m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
16
15
13
12
11
11
10
14
19
18
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
12
16
15
7
5
6
6
7
9
8
8
6
7
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