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 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
28
55
113
169
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
N
0
N
0
E
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM1.88m
2:08PM1.81m
2:21AM1.84m
3:13PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.47m
7:49AM0.31m
8:16PM0.52m
8:50AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
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