Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)161516151514141313131313141414151515151514141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494376386357272341254312408482586634826109511431546159916541671164817851422908517
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononononoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
2.45
12:26PM
2.38
1:01AM
2.40
1:16PM
2.33
1:59AM
2.39
2:12PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.86
6:47AM
0.99
6:54PM
0.93
7:41AM
1.03
7:50PM
0.99
8:38AM
1.03
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11--------------231118292-
Temp. °C171616161720212119191818192019192020202021211919
Feels °C (?)161616161720212119181615151615161616161518201515
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest