Marsden Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.85° S 174.50° E

Marsden Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marsden Point sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.5° 

Marsden Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Marsden Point today (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Marsden Point at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
40
61
53
39
56
118
151
112
55
39
24
12
21
21
19
18
21
20
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
0
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:42PM2.55m
12:03PM2.47m
00:29AM2.53m
12:54PM2.46m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.71m
5:49AM0.66m
6:04PM0.77m
6:37AM0.68m
6:58PM0.84m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
10
8
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
4
3
2
0
0
2
5
7
6
6
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
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