Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
20.9° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)99812111291111111113677669888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1616242133352518242323345086775141103698269676260
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
1.90
2:34PM
1.86
3:23AM
1.84
3:41PM
1.78
4:35AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.24
8:29AM
0.45
9:00PM
0.31
9:36AM
0.53
10:08PM
0.35
10:51AM
0.55
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-
Sunset-8:12-------8:09-------8:08------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191919181817181920201920201920202020202019192022
Feels °C (?)181719181816161718181819191718181819202018181921
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