Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 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
19.3° C
(Which is 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 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
42
102
101
125
98
51
63
98
56
56
58
45
45
47
34
32
23
22
14
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
1:58AM1.94m
2:24PM1.74m
3:04AM1.90m
3:34PM1.72m
4:07AM1.89m
4:39PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.31m
8:20AM0.45m
8:39PM0.39m
9:28AM0.45m
9:46PM0.42m
10:31AM0.41m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:52
5:51
5:50
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
16
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
40
39
37
2
2
66
51
5
5
67
56
56
58
45
45
47
34
32
23
22
12
12
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
17
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
3
2
5
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
16
4
4
4
3
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
5
6
1
6
6
2
2
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
1
6
42
102
101
125
98
51
63
98
2
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
46
265
265
157
37
23
23
34
34
23
18
0
0
0
0
21
18
18
18
50
50
50
51
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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