Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 10 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (11 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.3
E
9
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
363
308
254
198
194
191
174
167
913
997
612
334
277
155
163
169
84
83
83
58
262
557
709
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
30
E
25
E
10
NE
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58AM2.28m
2:09PM2.12m
2:55AM2.31m
3:15PM2.16m
3:50AM2.37m
4:20PM2.26m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.91m
8:09AM0.91m
8:19PM0.93m
9:07AM0.87m
9:23PM0.91m
10:05AM0.78m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:27
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
12
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
11
12
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
12
14
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.5
ESE
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
447
363
308
254
198
194
191
174
167
286
645
612
334
277
155
163
169
83
83
83
58
8
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
130
11
10
154
102
141
90
52
84
79
43
57
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
14
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
11
10
12
9
12
9
9
9
22
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
1.3
E
9
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
8
Energy kJ
51
37
35
28
10
3
2
913
997
262
557
709
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
16
16
16
16
7
7
16
16
34
34
24
0
0
24
24
16
0
16
16
66
91
110
110
110
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
4
2
4
4
2
4
2
4
4
3
4
1
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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