Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 9PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:44PM1.72m | 5:49AM1.66m | 6:34PM1.78m | 6:39AM1.71m | 7:19PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.66m | 12:08PM0.43m | 00:42AM0.60m | 12:55PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NW 12 | NW 11 | ESE 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 8 | NW 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 33 |
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