Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1211111111441115141414141313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)454124232321121117403938615756555250494828272726
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
2.53
6:43PM
2.49
7:02AM
2.63
7:34PM
2.63
7:51AM
2.71
8:24PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.62
12:47AM
0.65
1:14PM
0.49
1:34AM
0.57
2:01PM
0.38
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1-------------------2
Temp. °C141417181816151413141519191816151415172019181818
Feels °C (?)121214161413131211121418181815131213141716151515
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