Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 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
21.1° 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 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
N
0.7
ENE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
NNE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)7713712151112101010101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443752507393591079815717522318818418113413776737056404028
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
2.03
8:04PM
1.93
8:35AM
2.11
8:54PM
1.99
9:19AM
2.15
9:39PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.23
2:03PM
0.32
2:18AM
0.17
2:52PM
0.22
3:05AM
0.13
3:35PM
0.15
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:16-----
Sunset-----8:04-------8:02-------8:01--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819191817161615151517171717171717161818181717
Feels °C (?)15141513111099891012101113141414141514141415
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