Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
25
15
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
14
13
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:34AM2.17m
6:01PM2.37m
6:30AM2.28m
6:50PM2.46m
7:21AM2.41m
7:38PM2.54m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.92m
00:14AM0.81m
12:37PM0.84m
1:03AM0.69m
1:25PM0.75m
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6:28
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6:26
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Temp °C
11
11
14
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
14
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
8
9
11
16
15
16
13
12
12
11
14
13
13
16
13
13
13
13
14
17
16
15
12
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