Surf Forecasts:
Takapuna-North Reef surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NNW swell with 114 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Takapuna-North Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you – we’ve got a bit of a dry spell on our hands for the Takapuna-North Reef area. The whole 16-day window is looking flat, with no real surf to get excited about. The only break we’ve got to look at is Takapuna-North Reef (New Zealand), and it’s a sheltered, beginner-friendly spot that’s inconsistent and rarely breaks.
Right now, the water’s sitting at 57°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing weird there.
The pattern for the next week is grim. Friday afternoon the 4th kicks off with a tiny 0.3ft from the NE at a weak 4 combined energy, with a moderate offshore breeze. That’s not enough to move a leaf. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are the same story – 0.3ft with light cross-offshore winds. Clean conditions, but zero push. By Monday the 7th morning, there’s absolutely nothing, and that afternoon we get a tiny 2ft from the N with a short 8-second period, but the energy is weak (57) and it’s accompanied by a risk of thunderstorms. Tuesday the 8th sees a little 1ft with offshore winds, but it’s still flat and weak.
The middle of the week on Wednesday the 9th is glassy calm with a 0.3ft, 15-second period swell – that long period groundswell has potential, but it’s just too small. Paddling out would be easy, but you’d be waiting all day for a ripple. From Thursday the 10th all the way through to Saturday the 19th, it’s a continuous run of 0.3ft to 1.0ft, with periods ranging from 4 to 16 seconds, and mostly cross-offshore or offshore winds. The energy barely ever breaks double digits.
There is no standout here. Absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. The break is sheltered and inconsistent, so a blank run like this isn’t out of the ordinary for the area. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if you’re desperate, but honestly, forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 17 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.70m | 1:01PM2.69m | 1:29AM2.64m | 2:06PM2.66m | 2:34AM2.61m | 3:18PM2.68m | 3:44AM2.63m | 4:25PM2.78m | 4:51AM2.71m | 5:23PM2.89m | 5:50AM2.81m | 6:15PM3.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.79m | 6:58AM0.64m | 7:37PM0.84m | 7:59AM0.68m | 8:43PM0.85m | 9:04AM0.70m | 9:49PM0.81m | 10:13AM0.67m | 10:54PM0.74m | 11:17AM0.60m | 11:53PM0.64m | 12:15PM0.51m | 00:45AM0.54m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 7 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 7 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 57 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 16 | N 17 | N 15 | N 15 | N 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 15 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 3 | — | SW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 27 | 97 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 102 | 226 | 226 | 341 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 347 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 31 | 79 | 42 | 53 | 59 | 59 |
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