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10:58 am 28 Jan 2012

SUP a worthy foil to real surfing!, Ruapuke

9:43 am 11 Dec 2011

Takapuna-North Reef ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 1.5
Difficulty level: 1.8
Wind and kite surfing: 3.3
Crowds: 2.8

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Takapuna-North Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Auckland East Coast)

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Name: Takapuna-North Reef
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: W

Takapuna-North Reef in Auckland East Coast is a sheltered beach break that has inconsistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. The best wind direction is from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of locals and pollution.

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Overall Takapuna-North Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Takapuna-North Reef:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Browns Bay Bar 1 mi
Second closest break Long Bay Reef 4 mi
Third closest break Milford Beach 4 mi
Fourth closest break Fishermans Reef 8 mi
Fifth closest break Red Beach 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Takapuna-North Reef:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4116 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4164 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4404 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4465 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4625 mi

Tide stations nearest to Takapuna-North Reef:

Closest tide station Murrays Bay, New Zealand 1 mi
Second closest tide station Onetaunga Bay, New Zealand 6 mi
Third closest tide station Weiti River, New Zealand 6 mi
Fourth closest tide station Auckland, New Zealand 8 mi
Fifth closest tide station Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand 12 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Takapuna-North Reef:

Closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 178 mi
Second closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 181 mi
Third closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 182 mi
Fourth closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 183 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 369 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Takapuna-North Reef:

Closest city location Northshore (New Zealand) 4 mi
Second closest city location Waitakere (New Zealand) 14 mi
Third closest city location Auckland (New Zealand) 16 mi
Fourth closest city location Manukau (New Zealand) 18 mi
Fifth closest city location Muriwai Beach (New Zealand) 18 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Takapuna-North Reef is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 30 km (19 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Takapuna-North Reef is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 113 km (70 miles) away.
  • Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 135 km (84 miles) away.
  • Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand is 164 km (102 miles) away.
  • Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Takapuna-North Reef and is 181 km (112 miles) away.
Takapuna-North Reef break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Takapuna-North Reef, New-Zealand - Auckland East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Takapuna-North Reef sea temperature, Takapuna-North Reef photographs, Takapuna-North Reef detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Takapuna-North Reef webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Auckland East Coast live weather stations and Takapuna-North Reef tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Takapuna-North Reef.