Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.72° S 173.08° E

Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.0° 

Ngataki Beach and Paxton 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 Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
46
47
47
47
47
47
30
29
33
40
40
35
19
15
13
14
8
6
8
19
28
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48AM1.87m
4:40PM1.89m
4:52AM1.90m
5:43PM1.98m
5:55AM1.95m
6:42PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.25m
10:49PM0.47m
11:18AM0.19m
11:54PM0.40m
12:18PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
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