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 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
84
69
57
65
56
51
42
65
83
53
55
58
58
57
70
53
54
41
31
22
21
23
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:40AM2.03m
8:14PM2.24m
8:32AM2.08m
9:01PM2.27m
9:21AM2.10m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.22m
1:55PM0.03m
2:30AM0.13m
2:44PM0.01m
3:18AM0.08m
3:31PM0.03m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
3
6
5
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
9
7
8
7
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