Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is

16.1° C

Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 15	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	10	10	20	23	23	23	22	21	21	22	20	21	41
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	NNW	NE	N	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	6:29PM2.68m				6:46AM2.59m				7:28PM2.77m				7:46AM2.63m				8:23PM2.84m				8:43AM2.66m
Low Tide			00:35AM0.65m				1:00PM0.38m				1:34AM0.55m				1:56PM0.31m				2:31AM0.47m				2:49PM0.27m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	16	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	16	18	16
Feels °C	12	12	11	12	12	15	17	15	13	13	12	12	12	14	15	14	13	12	11	10	12	15	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6
kJ	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	17	24	18	9	5	5	20	23	23	23	22	21	21	7	15	24	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14
kJ	10	11	12	12	5	5	5	11	17	17	18	3	3	2	4	2	2	10	10	10	22	20	21	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNE 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 4	NNW 4	N 4	NE 10	E 13	E 15	ESE 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	4	11	3	10	10	2	2	11	11	2	2	1	4	13	17	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	29	30	42	45	45	37	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Pataua Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Elliot Bay Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	6	5	5	5	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	7	66	66	16	16	20	16	7	7	110	66	66	90	90	66	150	150	66	66	44	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Elliot Bay	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	1	6	5	5	5	4	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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