
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Marsden Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SW 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM2.52m | 5:22AM2.42m | 5:57PM2.60m | 6:21AM2.49m | 6:51PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.73m | 11:34AM0.56m | 00:07AM0.63m | 12:30PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
38 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | ENE 3 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | ESE 8 | NNE 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 66 | 66 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 91 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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