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Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Marsden Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
194 | 158 | 158 | 200 | 401 | 506 | 514 | 435 | 401 | 372 | 184 | 147 | 137 | 134 | 126 | 127 | 167 | 144 | 131 | 116 | 208 | 217 | 187 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:50AM2.37m | 4:20PM2.26m | 4:43AM2.46m | 5:20PM2.40m | 5:37AM2.55m | 6:15PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.78m | 10:27PM0.86m | 10:59AM0.67m | 11:25PM0.77m | 11:52AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 12 | N 10 |
194 | 158 | 158 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 184 | 147 | 137 | 134 | 73 | 68 | 167 | 144 | 131 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | — | ENE 10 | N 9 |
9 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
15 | 20 | 27 | 200 | 401 | 506 | 514 | 435 | 401 | 372 | 153 | 116 | 87 | 77 | 126 | 127 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 78 | 208 | 217 | 187 | 241 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 110 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 53 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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