Takapuna-North Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.74° S 174.76° E

Takapuna-North Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Takapuna-North Reef sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
12
12
7
6
6
6
6
5
3
5
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM2.44m
4:00PM2.43m
4:08AM2.39m
4:57PM2.45m
5:03AM2.39m
5:46PM2.52m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.98m
10:13PM1.05m
10:28AM1.01m
11:07PM1.06m
11:22AM1.00m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
8
8
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7
6
7
6
5
4
7
7
8
7
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