Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
17.1° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
264
233
210
156
154
154
114
96
95
95
65
60
57
37
79
154
229
256
303
270
217
226
218
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:57AM2.73m
00:26AM2.88m
12:53PM2.58m
1:23AM2.74m
1:53PM2.43m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.12m
6:12PM0.15m
6:50AM0.24m
7:08PM0.29m
7:49AM0.37m
8:08PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
15
16
15
16
14
15
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
11
13
16
15
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
229
264
233
210
156
154
154
114
96
95
95
65
60
57
37
28
154
229
256
303
270
217
226
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
18
9
9
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
34
35
33
31
79
79
78
71
66
66
127
129
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
4
0.3
W
15
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
38
2
10
25
23
16
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
25
19
31
16
16
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
47
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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