Surf Forecasts:
Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period, SE swell with 39 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 1.1m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 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 | 9PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Takapuna-North Reef over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Takapuna-North Reef over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty bleak for a while.
The whole 16-day window is a tough one for us. There's a massive gap at the start with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. From now until the 23rd of July, the swell is tiny and the comments are all "poor surf conditions." You're looking at days and days of flat, weak energy, with readings barely getting into double digits for combined energy. It’s a real dry spell, and the only company you'll have is the seagulls.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Friday, the 24th of July. We finally see some life with a 4 ft swell from the NE, and with a period of 13 seconds, that's got some proper groundswell energy behind it (combined energy of 406). The winds are looking tidy, with a dead calm in the morning turning into a clean cross-offshore breeze in the afternoon. That's the standout session of the whole outlook – the only day that's marked as "expect good surf conditions" at all. It's not massive, but for this spot and this stretch, it's the one to point the car towards. The water temp is sitting around 57°, which is about what you'd expect for this time of year.
Saturday the 25th holds a similar size at 4 ft to 4 ft, but it loses that long period and the winds get a bit stronger. It’s still surfable, but not as clean or as powerful as Friday. After that, we drop back into small, weak surf to close out the window.
So to sum it up: you're waiting over a week and a half for the one day that's worth it, and that's Friday the 24th. Get it while you can, because the rest of the run is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 11 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 18 | E 17 | NE 16 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM2.63m | 4:11AM2.66m | 4:58PM2.75m | 5:17AM2.73m | 5:58PM2.89m | 6:18AM2.82m | 6:52PM3.01m | 7:15AM2.90m | 7:45PM3.10m | 8:09AM2.96m | 8:36PM3.14m | 9:02AM2.98m | 9:27PM3.14m | 9:53AM2.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.79m | 10:39AM0.54m | 11:20PM0.69m | 11:42AM0.46m | 00:22AM0.59m | 12:44PM0.37m | 1:20AM0.49m | 1:41PM0.28m | 2:15AM0.41m | 2:34PM0.23m | 3:07AM0.38m | 3:22PM0.24m | 3:56AM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 14 | E 18 | E 17 | NE 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 25 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 118 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 41 | 283 | 104 | 32 | 35 | 59 | 15 | 42 | 15 | 42 |
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