Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)13131212121111111010101010915141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433625111290614422278263245227180176169120901101071061039617617312512385
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.68
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:05----
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------11----1-111-1--
Temp. °C191920191818181920212019191818181819181818171718
Feels °C (?)121316161617171718171817181616161515141413111012
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