Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 211 | 247 | 280 | 280 | 293 | 298 | 309 | 288 | 273 | 233 | 233 | 263 | 258 | 220 | 216 | 204 | 144 | 144 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 92 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.29m | 9:54AM2.07m | 10:32PM2.27m | 10:49AM2.02m | 11:24PM2.21m | 11:45AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.16m | 4:10PM-0.02m | 4:49AM0.17m | 5:02PM0.06m | 5:44AM0.20m | 5:55PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 211 | 211 | 247 | 280 | 280 | 293 | 298 | 309 | 288 | 273 | 233 | 233 | 263 | 258 | 220 | 216 | 204 | 144 | 144 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 92 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest