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Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Marsden Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | |
55 | 65 | 83 | 142 | 142 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 120 | 101 | 86 | 163 | 156 | 562 | 871 | 997 | 836 | 627 | 510 | 483 | 376 | 319 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.42m | 6:19AM2.49m | 6:52PM2.48m | 7:03AM2.48m | 7:36PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.59m | 00:09AM0.64m | 12:33PM0.55m | 00:53AM0.63m | 1:16PM0.54m | 1:35AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 12 |
22 | 65 | 83 | 142 | 142 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 120 | 101 | 86 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 |
10 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | N 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 13 | N 16 | N 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 |
2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 163 | 156 | 562 | 871 | 997 | 836 | 627 | 510 | 483 | 376 | 319 | 340 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 110 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
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