Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
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)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1.4
E
9
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
277
299
169
131
225
225
158
129
162
304
342
396
424
388
354
190
134
108
127
246
107
85
86
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
5
NE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
E
30
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:15PM2.16m
3:50AM2.37m
4:20PM2.26m
4:43AM2.46m
5:20PM2.40m
5:37AM2.55m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.87m
9:23PM0.91m
10:05AM0.78m
10:27PM0.86m
10:59AM0.67m
11:25PM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
17
16
16
13
15
13
13
13
16
14
11
13
14
12
11
10
11
12
11
13
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
334
277
299
169
131
225
225
158
129
162
2
2
2
2
2
2
190
134
108
127
2
107
85
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
N
11
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
78
98
9
90
81
9
9
22
22
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
12
23
2
3
69
52
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
26
26
12
12
9
3
9
8
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
1.4
E
9
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.4
E
8
1
E
7
Energy kJ
2
5
9
304
342
396
424
388
354
110
70
77
66
246
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
5
1
5
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
24
0
16
16
7
16
20
66
110
110
66
54
66
53
66
110
53
23
23
23
23
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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