Takapuna-North Reef surf break

Takapuna-North Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.8
NNW
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101015141414141313134556667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22222222244444333000108119164255
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
2.74
6:12PM
2.73
6:31AM
2.85
7:01PM
2.88
7:20AM
2.94
7:49PM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
0.61
12:33AM
0.60
12:55PM
0.47
1:21AM
0.48
1:43PM
0.36
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1--------------------1
Temp. °C161717181716151515151619191716151514161920181817
Feels °C (?)131414141213121314141517161615141412141617151514
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