Surf Forecasts:
Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, N swell with 24 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 0.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Takapuna-North Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s take a look at what’s coming the next few weeks. It starts out dead flat.
From Wednesday, July 29th, all the way through to the morning of Sunday, August 9th, it’s mostly tiny, weak stuff. Wave heights barely hit 0.3ft to 1ft, with combined energy numbers in the weak range – like 2 to 23. Nothing with any punch. A little bump of 2ft shows up Thursday afternoon, July 30th, but it’s only a 4-second period – just wind slop. Later, Friday the 31st has clean offshore wind from the west, but the swell is still only 1-1ft. Looks pretty, but not worth paddling out.
At Takapuna-North Reef, the water temp is 57°, which is about 2° colder than normal for this time of year, so a thicker wetsuit is the move.
Saturday, August 1st through Sunday the 9th is the same story – tiny waves and mostly clean conditions, but no real swell. This spot is an inconsistent, sheltered beginner reef, and it needs a proper push from the northeast that just never comes.
Finally, Sunday the 9th of August shows some life. The morning brings 5ft from the northeast with a moderate cross-shore wind. The combined energy jumps to 268 – that’s moderate juice. The afternoon cleans up with a cross-offshore breeze from the SSW, with 5ft at a 9-second period. Still called “poor” by the numbers, but it’s the first real change.
Monday, August 10th is the big one. The morning delivers 6ft from the north-northeast with a 12-second period – a proper groundswell. Combined energy is 1022 – that’s strong, powerful. The wind is a stiff cross-offshore from the SSW at 25 mph, which keeps the face clean. That size is strictly for experts, and that wind will make it a real fight.
Tuesday the 11th drops to 4ft from the northeast at 12 seconds in the morning, still solid with a combined energy of 341. The wind is a gentle cross-off, so the surf stays clean. This continues through Wednesday, with 3 to 3ft at 11-12 seconds. Thursday the 13th of August finally gets a score of 1 out of 10, called “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – the first time it’s been surfable. The wind is light cross-off from the northwest, so it’ll be clean.
Best call: Monday, August 10th for the experts. Takapuna-North Reef, 6ft from the north-northeast at 12 seconds, strong energy (1022), groomed by a cross-offshore wind. For the rest of us, Tuesday the 11th and Thursday the 13th are the most realistic targets – smaller, cleaner, and still with that long-period push from the northeast. Just a heads up, this is a long-range look, so nothing is locked in yet.
Keep your eyes on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 4 | NE 12 | N 4 | E 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 17 | N 4 | NE 17 | SSE 4 | NE 15 | N 14 | NE 14 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM2.67m | 7:19AM2.56m | 7:48PM2.75m | 8:01AM2.63m | 8:27PM2.80m | 8:42AM2.69m | 9:06PM2.84m | 9:24AM2.72m | 9:46PM2.85m | 10:06AM2.73m | 10:28PM2.83m | 10:49AM2.72m | 11:11PM2.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.85m | 1:30AM0.90m | 1:44PM0.75m | 2:11AM0.82m | 2:24PM0.68m | 2:51AM0.75m | 3:02PM0.64m | 3:31AM0.69m | 3:40PM0.63m | 4:11AM0.66m | 4:19PM0.66m | 4:53AM0.65m | 5:02PM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 4 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 14 | NE 14 | N 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | N 17 | N 6 | NE 17 | N 5 | E 10 | E 6 | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 101 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 120 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 90 | 145 | 215 | 104 | 59 | 35 |
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