O'Neills Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Bethells Beach (Oneills) in West Coast Auckland is an exposed beach and reef break that is often working and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there is right hand reef break too.. Best around mid tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips, locals and sharks.

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Overall O'Neills Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see O'Neills Bay surf quality by season and O'Neills Bay surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to O'Neills Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bethells-Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Maori Bay	1 mi
Third closest break	Mussel Rock	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Shag Rock	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Muriwai Beach	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to O'Neills Bay:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4134 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4181 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4421 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4482 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4643 mi
Tide stations nearest to O'Neills Bay:
Closest tide station	Cornwallis, New Zealand	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Paratutae Island, New Zealand	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Onetaunga Bay, New Zealand	15 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Auckland, New Zealand	18 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Onehunga, New Zealand	19 mi
Ski Resorts closest to O'Neills Bay:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	168 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	173 mi
Third closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	178 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	178 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	356 mi
Town and city forecasts close to O'Neills Bay:
Closest city location	Muriwai Beach (New Zealand)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Waitakere (New Zealand)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Auckland (New Zealand)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Parakai (New Zealand)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Northshore (New Zealand)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bethells Beach (Oneills) is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bethells Beach (Oneills) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 126 km (78 miles) away.
• Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand is 177 km (110 miles) away.
• Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Bethells Beach (Oneills) and is 189 km (117 miles) away.