Takapuna-North Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.74° S 174.76° E

Takapuna-North Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Takapuna-North Reef sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.5° 

Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Takapuna-North Reef today (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (10 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Takapuna-North Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
176
206
181
161
250
212
124
80
61
55
27
24
24
19
15
14
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM2.84m
8:37PM2.70m
9:09AM2.81m
9:18PM2.65m
9:48AM2.76m
9:58PM2.60m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.66m
2:58AM0.62m
3:24PM0.68m
3:39AM0.63m
4:05PM0.70m
4:18AM0.65m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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8:01
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8:02
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 mm
9
12
14
3
1
1
2
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
19
21
21
19
16
15
15
15
19
21
21
18
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
14
15
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
15
15
14
14
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