Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
19.7° 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 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)111111111110985778777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616259583733432133143114115696146505348343726261515
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
2.01
11:54PM
2.10
12:11PM
1.91
12:54AM
2.02
1:15PM
1.81
1:58AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
0.10
6:11AM
0.32
6:29PM
0.21
7:13AM
0.40
7:32PM
0.31
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C151616161515151413141615141314141415151514141415
Feels °C (?)121414131212121091013119911111111101111101112
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