Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Marsden Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:31PM2.61m | 10:59AM2.61m | 11:10PM2.52m | 11:39AM2.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.55m | 5:00PM0.73m | 5:22AM0.67m | 5:43PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | N 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 61 | 122 | 237 | 202 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 217 | 414 | 275 | 7 | 115 | 66 | 66 | 414 | 414 | 24 | 7 | 16 |
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