Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.2
N
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)4413344444447888577888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151313121316172021164111914916118277189289418500512629702753
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
2.89
12:28AM
2.90
12:55PM
2.79
1:23AM
2.82
1:52PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.55
6:22PM
0.45
6:55AM
0.65
7:17PM
0.54
7:58AM
0.73
8:16PM
0.63
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:25-------7:23--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------133542467761365
Temp. °C181818192019181918191818181717171717171617171818
Feels °C (?)151515151716161716171515161412121212121011111414
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