Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point today (23 Jul):
- 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 11PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 102 | 100 | 143 | 51 | 62 | 42 | 39 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.71m | 3:03AM1.70m | 3:52PM1.68m | 3:59AM1.65m | 4:50PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.63m | 9:27AM0.47m | 9:57PM0.68m | 10:22AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 62 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | 10 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 102 | 100 | 143 | 41 | 90 | 143 | 111 | 80 | 84 | 40 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 319 | 37 | 576 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 46 | 66 | 182 | 352 | 221 | 621 | 628 | 59 | 59 |
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