Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)16s

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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
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
0.7
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
755
704
790
974
1712
1438
1317
1179
1046
844
821
742
648
639
525
437
437
437
437
424
301
292
292
332
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:03AM2.63m
7:35PM2.66m
7:51AM2.77m
8:22PM2.84m
8:39AM2.88m
9:09PM2.97m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.46m
1:19PM0.22m
1:42AM0.30m
2:07PM0.08m
2:31AM0.16m
2:54PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
13
12
11
14
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
10
9
7
10
13
14
12
13
13
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
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
Energy kJ
755
704
704
974
1712
1438
1317
1179
1046
844
821
742
648
639
525
437
437
437
437
424
301
292
292
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
13
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
Energy kJ
738
649
790
451
13
22
54
93
180
173
253
332
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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