Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
NNW
0.7
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)997955566666666667677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6148213040477091941013146341919282823241721303232
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
2.00
9:51PM
1.93
10:20AM
2.00
10:27PM
1.89
10:57AM
1.96
11:05PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.20
3:50PM
0.35
4:04AM
0.21
4:28PM
0.37
4:40AM
0.24
5:06PM
0.42
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
Sunrise-6:35-------6:35-------6:33------
Sunset-----7:46-------7:47-------7:49--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------211984---------
Temp. °C171719202019191918171616161515141414141615151415
Feels °C (?)171617161717171717161616171414111010101210111011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point (light winds from the W at Tokerau Beach wx 33 km from Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point). 0.9m 7s swell from the NNE with a 0.7m 4s local chop from the N and a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the NW as well as a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the N. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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33 km away, 44 min ago

11 km/h
W
0.0
17.1
Air / Water (°C)
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