Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.5° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
1052
981
1182
875
630
397
287
189
123
129
138
138
79
38
31
28
48
103
71
75
53
41
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:48AM2.68m
11:05PM2.70m
11:31AM2.62m
11:47PM2.60m
12:14PM2.53m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.43m
4:47PM0.54m
5:16AM0.51m
5:32PM0.68m
5:59AM0.63m
6:17PM0.82m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
9
8
7
10
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
3
2
1
4
7
4
4
6
6
7
7
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
7
9
8
8
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