Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
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)
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1338
1363
1720
1753
2053
1657
1420
1132
954
811
713
573
447
380
308
254
242
194
191
174
167
314
232
364
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:21PM2.17m
1:02AM2.28m
1:11PM2.13m
1:58AM2.28m
2:09PM2.12m
2:55AM2.31m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.89m
6:31PM0.88m
7:14AM0.91m
7:22PM0.91m
8:09AM0.91m
8:19PM0.93m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:28
3
1
1
4
5
3
Temp °C
15
19
18
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
14
17
17
12
12
11
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
1338
1363
1720
1753
2053
1657
1420
1132
954
811
713
573
447
380
308
254
242
194
191
174
167
314
232
364
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
113
75
56
45
9
29
18
11
7
3
8
8
14
14
14
13
13
11
3
11
11
11
190
131
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
2
3
3
14
2
2
2
2
2
11
2
2
2
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
49
9
20
17
25
35
51
52
41
31
19
9
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
7
16
16
44
16
16
16
16
7
7
16
23
23
23
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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