Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
63
51
43
163
240
270
270
328
442
440
426
342
255
194
165
122
92
74
59
59
53
53
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
5
ESE
0
ENE
20
E
20
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
High Tide
12:12PM2.53m
00:47AM2.60m
1:10PM2.43m
1:49AM2.52m
2:12PM2.34m
2:51AM2.48m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.61m
6:23PM0.53m
7:00AM0.67m
7:22PM0.61m
8:01AM0.70m
8:23PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
12
8
6
9
2
1
3
4
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
10
10
11
11
12
9
12
13
11
11
16
14
15
14
13
12
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
1.1
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
34
50
33
38
9
92
270
270
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
2
7
8
74
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
8
10
9
9
1
29
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
2
2
8
5
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
2
8
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
2
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
99
63
51
43
163
240
328
442
440
426
342
255
194
165
122
92
59
59
53
53
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
33
23
110
16
16
0
0
34
44
16
24
0
16
66
66
110
23
23
23
23
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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