Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is

16.0° C

Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (17 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 18	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	222	287	286	346	333	329	320	296	284	280	215	215	215	160	158	156	154	111	108	101	99	98	98
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:37AM2.67m				10:04PM2.87m				10:28AM2.66m				10:51PM2.82m				11:16AM2.63m
Low Tide		3:25AM0.42m				3:39PM0.30m				4:15AM0.40m				4:28PM0.37m				5:03AM0.42m				5:16PM0.49m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	12	11	13	12	13	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	12	11	10	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 18	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	222	287	286	346	333	329	320	296	284	280	215	215	215	160	158	156	154	111	108	101	99	98	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	2	3	3	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	1	1	2	2	2	5	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	9	6	4	4	7	7	5	5	5	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	7	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	5	8	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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