
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
335 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 300 | 290 | 228 | 220 | 202 | 195 | 156 | 153 | 143 | 222 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 54 | 76 | 152 | 183 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.79m | 11:00PM1.97m | 11:13AM1.77m | 11:38PM1.95m | 11:57AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.42m | 4:40PM0.30m | 5:16AM0.40m | 5:20PM0.34m | 5:57AM0.39m | 6:03PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | E 10 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
335 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 300 | 290 | 228 | 95 | 202 | 195 | 156 | 153 | 143 | 112 | 63 | 44 | 80 | 32 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | NW 12 | W 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | N 11 | W 11 | N 10 | N 6 | E 10 | NNW 11 | E 10 | NNW 11 | NE 10 | WNW 13 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 220 | 62 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 80 | 12 | 80 | 12 | 4 | 17 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | E 10 | — | NE 6 | NNW 11 | NE 6 | — | NNW 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 59 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 108 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 13 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | SW 3 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
12 | 21 | 32 | 49 | 56 | 100 | 122 | 150 | — | 2 | — | 26 | 27 | 37 | 222 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 37 | 76 | 152 | 183 | 341 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 38 | 383 | 592 | 599 | 604 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 154 | 383 | 180 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 154 | 154 | 289 | 270 | 378 |
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