Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Surf Break

Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.72° S 173.08° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1.1
E
13
1.1
ENE
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
588
332
274
275
275
281
286
286
281
225
408
431
330
330
330
324
300
235
228
220
202
195
149
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44PM1.97m
9:50AM1.80m
10:22PM1.98m
10:31AM1.79m
11:00PM1.97m
11:13AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.43m
4:01PM0.27m
4:35AM0.42m
4:40PM0.30m
5:16AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
1.6
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1.1
E
13
1.1
ENE
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
N
6
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
2
588
332
274
275
275
281
286
286
281
225
408
431
330
330
330
324
300
235
64
220
202
195
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
E
12
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
94
131
2
2
3
6
2
2
228
39
31
23
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1.6
N
5
1.5
NNW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
410
332
16
32
48
70
146
141
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
37
38
501
592
506
8
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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