Takapuna-North Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.74° S 174.76° E

Takapuna-North Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Takapuna-North Reef sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.8° 

Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Takapuna-North Reef today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 8AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
SW
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:44AM2.38m
5:18PM2.57m
5:37AM2.50m
6:02PM2.68m
6:24AM2.63m
6:44PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.94m
11:38PM0.91m
11:59AM0.84m
00:23AM0.79m
12:44PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
2
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
9
9
9
12
12
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
5
5
6
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
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