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: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
E
11
0.5
NW
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.2
NNE
16
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
26
41
41
25
72
81
42
47
92
134
121
94
49
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
E
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48AM1.84m
9:17PM2.02m
9:27AM1.87m
9:53PM2.04m
10:07AM1.88m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.23m
3:29AM0.34m
3:36PM0.23m
4:08AM0.30m
4:15PM0.24m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
6
8
8
7
9
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