Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
27
26
26
64
72
71
69
66
60
58
58
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
E
5
ENE
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:26AM2.12m
3:18PM2.22m
3:24AM2.09m
4:16PM2.24m
4:30AM2.10m
5:10PM2.29m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.99m
9:28PM1.01m
9:42AM1.00m
10:26PM0.98m
10:44AM0.98m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:31
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
11
11
13
18
17
15
12
12
12
12
14
17
18
15
12
12
12
12
14
16
18
14
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
16
15
15
10
11
10
10
12
14
15
13
10
10
10
9
11
13
15
11
9
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