Takapuna-North Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for a paddle. The only spot in the mix is Takapuna-North Reef, and it’s an inconsistent, sheltered little beginner reef that’s picky about swell direction. Right now, the water’s sitting at 57°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing wild.

We start off on Friday, 28 August with a weak 3 ft swell from the north, but it’s short period at 5 seconds and there’s a 12 mph north wind making it choppy. Not worth the wetsuit. Saturday the 29th has a bit of glass early with a light NNE breeze, but the swell is tiny at 3 ft and still poor. The whole first week is a write-off – day after day of puny 0.3 ft to 1 ft waves, mostly clean but with no energy to speak of. The combined energy readings are all two-digit numbers in the teens or single digits (like 34, 22, 16), which is just weak.

There’s a gap of nothing from the 30th of August all the way through to the 7th of September where the surf is essentially flat. You’d be better off cleaning the wax off your board.

Then, on Tuesday, 8 September, we finally see a pulse. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the NNW, with a combined energy of 108 (moderate), and the period is only 6 seconds. That’s short period, windswell stuff. The wind is a cross-off from the NNW at 12 mph, so it’ll be a bit bumpy but rideable. For a beginner reef that’s inconsistent, this is actually the standout window, but it’s not gonna blow anyone’s mind. The break rarely works, so if you’re keen and local, you might score a few knee-to-waist high rollers, but it’s nothing to get emotional about.

After that, it drops back to flat again through the rest of the second week. The whole outlook is a long stretch of low energy, and with the break being so inconsistent, a blank run like this is pretty normal for the area. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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