Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.2° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
1
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NE
0.5
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.4
N
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)121111101091067151571414141466131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26962415565572512242121212019181877776333
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
2.42
3:16PM
2.34
4:01AM
2.50
4:22PM
2.44
4:54AM
2.62
5:21PM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
1.00
9:34AM
0.98
9:53PM
0.96
10:27AM
0.89
10:51PM
0.87
11:18AM
0.76
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:54-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------3------111141-----
Temp. °C181817181821171617171515171817151413141416181817
Feels °C (?)161717181720161616161414161615131212101012131414
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