Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
47
100
157
297
392
287
166
104
78
62
31
28
27
27
16
25
24
23
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37PM2.54m
9:52AM2.43m
10:17PM2.56m
10:34AM2.45m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.63m
3:44AM0.67m
3:51PM0.63m
4:24AM0.65m
4:32PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
11
10
8
11
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
7
6
6
6
4
7
8
7
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
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