Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.7
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
14
14
14
14
6
5
5
5
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
NE
25
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:06PM2.48m
4:23AM2.44m
5:12PM2.55m
5:31AM2.48m
6:13PM2.64m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.85m
10:42AM0.62m
11:20PM0.76m
11:47AM0.53m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
7
14
16
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
14
16
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
13
6
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
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