Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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 (?)
2.2
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.3
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
N
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)1010109998888888777777666613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91752329518914611182783433353332212016999888193
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NNE
0
SW
0
SW
0
SSW
0
WNW
10
E
5
ENE
0
SW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
2.74
2:53PM
2.64
3:31AM
2.71
3:59PM
2.62
4:37AM
2.73
5:04PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.79
9:21PM
0.71
10:07AM
0.80
10:28PM
0.73
11:09AM
0.78
11:32PM
0.72
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:28-------7:30-------7:30-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:20--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
51--------------------13
Temp. °C202021232321201918181922222220191818192121202119
Feels °C (?)182123232322222120202223232421201919202120222320
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