Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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 1.3°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 4PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)9910101010101010999888888777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82710141003103099086382157929520114611380545148333231201615159
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
SSW
0
S
0
SW
5
SSW
0
WSW
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
S
5
SW
5
W
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
2.71
2:24AM
2.74
2:53PM
2.64
3:31AM
2.71
3:59PM
2.62
4:37AM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.73
8:16PM
0.63
9:02AM
0.79
9:21PM
0.71
10:07AM
0.80
10:28PM
0.73
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:22----
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
101324861041----------------
Temp. °C171718181819202021232321201918181922232119181818
Feels °C (?)111112131316182123232322222120202123232220191920
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