Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (24 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
2
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1112
484
602
1306
1381
1499
1526
1743
1780
1817
1900
2049
2106
2223
2128
2081
1005
1817
1591
1454
869
739
652
727
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:55PM2.43m
1:27AM2.58m
1:53PM2.35m
2:23AM2.52m
2:54PM2.31m
3:17AM2.47m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.57m
7:41AM0.61m
7:58PM0.66m
8:38AM0.64m
8:56PM0.74m
9:33AM0.65m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
2
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
1.9
NNE
9
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
2
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
718
669
61
54
80
641
979
880
1034
1005
832
769
769
869
739
652
727
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
5
40
61
75
56
319
365
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
2.2
E
8
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
1112
484
602
1306
1381
1499
1526
1743
1780
1817
1900
2049
2106
2223
2128
2081
596
1817
1591
1454
408
373
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
66
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
54
23
23
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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