Takapuna-North Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.74° S 174.76° E

Takapuna-North Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Takapuna-North Reef sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Takapuna-North Reef at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:41PM2.41m
3:55AM2.32m
4:39PM2.46m
4:59AM2.39m
5:32PM2.55m
Low Tide
9:32AM1.01m
10:14PM0.99m
10:32AM1.00m
11:06PM0.93m
11:29AM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
14
15
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
17
16
13
12
11
11
12
14
18
20
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
9
11
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
12
17
19
16
14
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