Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 1PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
371
510
520
521
437
363
277
219
164
123
102
88
73
64
52
52
41
44
46
38
29
27
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
20
S
10
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:47AM2.60m
1:10PM2.43m
1:49AM2.52m
2:12PM2.34m
2:51AM2.48m
3:18PM2.30m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.67m
7:22PM0.61m
8:01AM0.70m
8:23PM0.66m
9:04AM0.71m
9:25PM0.69m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:42
4
1
5
3
2
5
5
6
3
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
7
7
11
9
15
12
13
12
13
12
13
13
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
352
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
5
8
8
8
73
64
52
52
41
44
46
38
29
27
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
1
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
16
14
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
Energy kJ
1
5
3
4
4
4
4
6
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
16
16
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
439
371
510
520
521
437
363
277
219
164
123
102
88
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
16
16
91
16
34
66
58
91
91
66
110
23
23
16
20
20
20
16
16
90
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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