Marsden Point surf break

Marsden Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 02 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
19.3° 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 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
226
187
202
231
220
237
210
223
144
136
124
132
158
158
167
172
295
311
304
304
344
316
309
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:19PM2.54m
8:23AM2.43m
8:59PM2.53m
9:00AM2.39m
9:36PM2.50m
9:37AM2.36m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.68m
2:36PM0.56m
2:55AM0.73m
3:13PM0.60m
3:35AM0.77m
3:49PM0.66m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:36
5:35
5:34
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
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
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
232
226
187
202
2
14
6
16
42
30
30
29
13
11
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
14
14
14
3
3
13
12
12
12
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
4
12
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
73
53
56
28
231
220
237
210
223
144
136
124
132
158
158
167
172
295
311
304
304
344
316
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
66
66
23
66
53
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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