Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takapuna-North Reef today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Takapuna-North Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:25AM2.89m | 8:43PM2.88m | 9:13AM2.97m | 9:33PM2.90m | 10:01AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.50m | 3:06AM0.37m | 3:32PM0.45m | 3:55AM0.32m | 4:23PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 366 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 59 | 341 | 145 | 104 | 104 | 343 | 343 | 104 | 104 | 344 | 104 | 104 |
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