Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.7
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111111110454101010688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)263263210206203158150113109956866454442406246191919232816781
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
N
20
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
20
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39PM
2.34
6:10AM
2.51
6:37PM
2.38
7:03AM
2.56
7:29PM
2.45
7:51AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
0.65
12:23PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.58
1:15PM
0.60
1:35AM
0.53
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:21-------7:20-------7:17------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---21----------------221
Temp. °C222019171919202424211818181617181816161616181818
Feels °C (?)222119151921212323211817161314141312131616151414
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