Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 13 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
1.3
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)899888888888888855555488
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12371082976857692597504385318280235205169169137866887957570312120
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
2.22
3:17PM
2.17
4:19AM
2.21
4:19PM
2.14
5:19AM
2.24
5:27PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
1.02
9:22AM
1.12
9:44PM
1.04
10:23AM
1.12
10:46PM
1.03
11:24AM
1.07
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:43-------7:40
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-11---1-----1----------
Temp. °C212121212224242221212020201718181717171718202018
Feels °C (?)202122222425252423232120191313131211121314161615
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