Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
NE
8
0.8
E
11
0.9
NE
9
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
238
231
231
184
184
269
317
267
142
151
123
149
114
97
97
97
82
66
66
66
42
42
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:08AM2.44m
4:47PM2.34m
4:57AM2.41m
5:37PM2.39m
5:45AM2.38m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.78m
10:25AM0.65m
10:49PM0.80m
11:14AM0.65m
11:40PM0.80m
12:01PM0.64m
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
314
282
221
221
186
184
269
317
267
142
129
123
102
100
97
97
97
82
66
66
66
42
42
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
224
238
231
231
184
112
74
142
142
110
151
114
149
114
82
57
56
55
33
31
31
31
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.6
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
76
82
79
3
3
27
14
13
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.8
NE
8
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
5
2
2
1
73
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
7
0
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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