Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is

17.5°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	136	160	112	121	78	76	76	60	56	78	88	0	135	6	6	6	51	70	70	68	68	68	54	54	66	64	102
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross
High Tide			5:48AM2.36m				6:05PM2.51m				6:40AM2.42m				6:54PM2.50m					7:30AM2.49m				7:41PM2.49m
Low Tide	11:29PM0.60m				11:52AM0.67m				00:21AM0.56m				12:44PM0.64m					1:09AM0.53m				1:31PM0.63m				1:55AM0.50m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	2	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	20	22	21	19	18	18	17	17	18	21	23	21	17	15	14	14	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	18	18	17	20	21	22	19	18	19	17	16	17	20	19	20	16	14	14	14	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 7	N 15	NE 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 13
kJ	136	160	112	121	78	76	76	60	56	78	88	17	135	20	20	20	154	110	91	73	68	68	54	54	66	64	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 15	NE 12	NE 12	N 13	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 6	N 14	NE 11
kJ	8	21	8	2	2	19	18	17	2	2	2	3	42	6	6	14	51	70	70	68	65	65	37	38	26	57	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 12	E 12	E 12	NE 12	N 16	N 13	N 14	N 14	E 10	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 14	NE 11	E 10
kJ	21	8	5	5	5	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	6	20	13	35	64	2	11	11	25	65	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNE 5	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	N 6	NE 7
kJ	28	42	43	39	54	31	31	34	56	49	64	165	76	340	408	295	208	—	—	—	57	68	64	61	—	18	102
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	124	16	110	24	24	24	7	7	0	83	16	7	7	7	7	7	124	97	24	24	7	24	24
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1		2	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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