Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Takapuna-North Reef sea temperature is
22.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Takapuna-North Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212121212121111111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13131312121211111111111111111111101099991013
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
2.75
1:10PM
2.82
1:39AM
2.66
1:55PM
2.71
2:27AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.58
7:05AM
0.68
7:41PM
0.67
7:57AM
0.82
8:27PM
0.76
8:50AM
0.93
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset-8:43-------8:43-------8:43------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232119181819222526231919181824272824201919192324
Feels °C (?)201918171920212324222020191924252622201919192122
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