Surf Forecasts:
Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, N swell with 46 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Takapuna-North Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Takapuna-North Reef in the next 16 days are 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Takapuna-North Reef over the next 16 days.
Alright mate, I’ll be straight with ya – this is a grim outlook for Takapuna-North Reef. There’s no proper surf worth talking about across the full 16 days. The whole run is a dud for paddle surfing, so don’t get your hopes up.
We start Thursday the 9th of July. It’s cloudy with a cross-shore wind and a tiny 2ft swell out of the south – period’s only 3 seconds. That’s barely a ripple. Combined swell energy is just a weak 11 – that’s nothing. The wind swings cross-off in the arvo but it’s still only 3ft of short-period slop. Friday the 10th gives us a little more cross-off breeze and 2ft south swell, but still just 17 energy and a 4-second period. Not worth paddling out.
Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th go glassy – wind’s almost calm – but the swell drops to 0.3ft or even flat. A couple of days with zero energy. From Monday the 13th through Wednesday the 15th, we get tiny onshore slop or cross-off dribble, 0.7ft to 2ft at best, period topping out at 6 seconds. No push at all.
Thursday the 16th morning is glassy calm, 0.3ft easterly with a longer 12-second period, but combined energy is only 6. That arvo we get a 0.3ft swell with an 18-second period and 16 energy – still too small. On Friday the 17th morning we get a glassy 4ft NNE swell with 99 energy, but it’s still poor surf conditions – sheltered spot, direction’s no good.
By Friday arvo and into the weekend of the 18th and 19th of July, the swell actually boosts – 5ft to 5ft with combined energy hitting 204 and even 534. But the wind’s onshore at 12 to 22 mph, blowing straight out of the east, and the period is short to moderate. That’s just messy, blown-out junk. For a sheltered reef, east onshore wind ruins everything. This setup looks better for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
From Sunday the 19th arvo through to Friday the 24th of July, it’s all downhill – onshore winds 22 to 25 mph, swell dropping to 0.3ft to 1ft, combined energy falling to single or low double digits. Some periods are long (12–14 seconds) but there’s no size behind ‘em. Not one standout session in the whole outlook. This is the kind of stretch where you just wait for the next forecast – it can’t stay this flat forever.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
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 kJ | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:07AM2.65m | 1:35PM2.55m | 2:02AM2.63m | 2:38PM2.56m | 3:05AM2.63m | 3:50PM2.63m | 4:11AM2.66m | 4:58PM2.75m | 5:17AM2.73m | 5:58PM2.89m | 6:18AM2.82m | 6:52PM3.01m | 7:15AM2.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.72m | 8:11PM0.89m | 8:41AM0.67m | 9:13PM0.85m | 9:39AM0.61m | 10:16PM0.79m | 10:39AM0.54m | 11:20PM0.69m | 11:42AM0.46m | 00:22AM0.59m | 12:44PM0.37m | 1:20AM0.49m | 1:41PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | N 5 | N 4 | W 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 16 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 76 | 191 | 79 | 53 | 35 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 215 | 15 | 53 | 104 | 90 | 116 |
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