Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
ENE
7
ENE
6.5
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
2.1
NE
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1414131312111112101010101010109914141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201731940613797865144181152836666479410410402349332221217176485465432426345340272
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
30
ESE
15
S
30
WSW
40
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
2.22
2:42PM
2.11
3:36AM
2.26
3:50PM
2.14
4:32AM
2.33
4:54PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
1.03
9:01PM
0.99
9:45AM
0.98
10:05PM
0.94
10:43AM
0.89
11:06PM
0.86
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00------5:59---
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1210121-------12------21-1
Temp. °C212121201919191716161921211917161515172119171514
Feels °C (?)171922171415171616151821222017161515172017161312
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