Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takapuna-North Reef today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Takapuna-North Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07PM2.63m | 11:36AM2.67m | 11:48PM2.54m | 12:17PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.70m | 5:26AM0.66m | 5:55PM0.79m | 6:07AM0.74m | 6:42PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 3 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | N 10 | SSE 3 | N 10 | N 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 67 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 15 | 15 | 76 | 102 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 102 | 109 | 189 | 79 | 59 | 79 | 59 | 226 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
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