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Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
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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) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
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) | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 |
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) | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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