Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surf break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 15 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today?

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
501
437
437
437
382
301
292
336
332
295
356
486
469
776
587
525
512
474
330
261
257
250
189
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:22PM2.84m
8:39AM2.88m
9:09PM2.97m
9:27AM2.93m
9:55PM3.04m
10:16AM2.92m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.16m
2:54PM-0.02m
3:20AM0.06m
3:41PM-0.07m
4:10AM0.02m
4:30PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
11
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
12
13
12
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
9
8
8
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
525
501
437
437
437
382
301
292
292
287
287
244
248
469
776
587
525
512
474
330
261
257
250
189
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
SW
12
0.4
S
4
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
Energy kJ
13
22
54
93
180
173
336
332
295
356
486
169
5
9
9
17
38
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
7
18
4
8
3
6
5
3
3
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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