Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)191818181818171717171717161788888911111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7266108107162158149144142142140140139146143142121124140166561622525360
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
1.88
7:47PM
1.81
8:12AM
1.99
8:32PM
1.92
8:52AM
2.09
9:15PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
0.40
1:45PM
0.42
1:57AM
0.30
2:27PM
0.28
2:40AM
0.22
3:08PM
0.16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:44-------7:43-------7:40--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817191919181817171719201919181817182020191818
Feels °C (?)171615171718171716151618181819161614161916161616
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