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Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
22.6° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
0.4
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)138141212121212111111111312111110101099988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4136131212121221021034729158533317156665
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
2.73
8:09PM
2.64
8:35AM
2.83
8:53PM
2.74
9:17AM
2.91
9:37PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
0.82
2:33AM
0.67
3:00PM
0.71
3:15AM
0.59
3:42PM
0.61
3:55AM
0.53
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:13----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192222211817161620222220171616162021222020191716
Feels °C (?)182121211817161619191818161515141717191819161514
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