Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Marsden Point today?

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 11PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.6
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)111111111111104444101068888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109956866454442355946191919160857935771628597527431367357295
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
2.38
7:03AM
2.56
7:29PM
2.45
7:51AM
2.59
8:18PM
2.52
8:35AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.58
1:15PM
0.60
1:35AM
0.53
2:02PM
0.53
2:20AM
0.50
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-
Sunset-7:20-------7:17-------7:16------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1211-------
Temp. °C242019191816171818161716171818181918181817171718
Feels °C (?)231918181513131414121414161514141615151614141414
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