Takapuna-North Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.74° S 174.76° E

Takapuna-North Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Takapuna-North Reef sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
5
6
15
25
27
29
32
33
40
25
56
82
160
133
88
68
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09AM2.50m
6:38PM2.69m
6:54AM2.61m
7:18PM2.78m
7:36AM2.70m
7:58PM2.85m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.97m
12:33PM0.85m
00:59AM0.87m
1:16PM0.74m
1:41AM0.76m
1:57PM0.65m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
2
5
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
17
16
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
15
13
8
8
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