Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
221
300
349
391
359
322
375
322
315
268
257
207
190
157
153
122
119
91
93
93
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
0
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM2.51m
6:08AM2.38m
6:34PM2.56m
7:03AM2.45m
7:24PM2.61m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.65m
11:53PM0.66m
12:16PM0.59m
00:47AM0.57m
1:09PM0.53m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
17
18
16
13
13
13
13
15
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
15
16
14
11
11
12
12
14
16
14
15
15
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
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