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 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
295
319
202
335
306
277
244
154
154
114
109
88
86
69
67
67
64
51
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
NE
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM2.06m
6:44AM1.96m
7:24PM2.16m
7:40AM2.03m
8:14PM2.24m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.32m
1:02PM0.09m
1:40AM0.22m
1:55PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

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 locationNearest