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: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.4
E
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
50
33
51
32
32
45
70
71
69
48
47
47
48
47
48
68
67
66
66
200
122
30
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
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
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52AM1.88m
2:35PM1.77m
2:47AM1.87m
3:37PM1.81m
3:48AM1.87m
4:40PM1.89m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.33m
8:39PM0.51m
9:17AM0.30m
9:43PM0.51m
10:17AM0.25m
10:49PM0.47m
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7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
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5:30
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
9
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
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