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 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.9
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
8
8
19
44
109
251
196
75
68
61
66
70
70
65
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
W
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM1.78m
2:54PM1.71m
3:03AM1.70m
3:52PM1.68m
3:59AM1.65m
4:50PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.42m
8:58PM0.63m
9:27AM0.47m
9:57PM0.68m
10:22AM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
7
3
2
3
4
4
6
8
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