Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takapuna-North Reef today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 12PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Takapuna-North Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01AM2.87m | 11:15PM2.85m | 11:45AM2.75m | 11:59PM2.72m | 12:29PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.50m | 5:12PM0.62m | 5:40AM0.60m | 6:00PM0.77m | 6:24AM0.72m | 6:51PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 82 | 59 | 59 | 104 | 145 | 226 | 175 | 191 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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