Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 8AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
9 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)
0.8
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
69
143
136
149
82
68
29
68
71
94
116
113
88
79
77
90
94
80
69
65
46
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:14PM2.53m
00:29AM2.50m
1:00PM2.42m
1:12AM2.39m
1:51PM2.32m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.63m
6:17PM0.82m
6:44AM0.76m
7:04PM0.95m
7:31AM0.88m
7:55PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
4
6
8
7
7
6
6
7
6
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
12
13
11
11
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