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Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 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
21.6° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 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 (?)
0.3
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) (?)141414131313131313131313131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361615141414141414141313131313121211111111111111
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
3.01
12:05AM
2.83
12:25PM
2.93
12:52AM
2.75
1:10PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.39
6:07PM
0.50
6:17AM
0.53
6:54PM
0.58
7:05AM
0.68
7:41PM
0.67
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:43-------8:43--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171820222120181717172124232118181919212526221919
Feels °C (?)171617181717161616161922191918171819212424212020
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