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: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
64
67
64
40
40
39
22
21
40
24
17
17
36
33
31
29
28
27
53
31
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:50PM1.69m
4:55AM1.64m
5:44PM1.72m
5:49AM1.66m
6:34PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.49m
10:56PM0.69m
11:17AM0.47m
11:51PM0.66m
12:08PM0.43m
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light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
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5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
4
5
6
7
9
6
8
8
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
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