Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)11111010101010915141414141313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259240222218176169120901101061061039617617312512382804745252525
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:05-------6:04--
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----22----111-----------
Temp. °C181920212019181818181819191818181718181918181817
Feels °C (?)171818181817171617161616151413121211121313141414
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