Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm 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)--
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 night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
W
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
15
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
154
154
114
96
95
95
65
60
57
37
49
80
125
160
189
217
217
210
198
163
160
142
330
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:26AM2.88m
12:53PM2.58m
1:23AM2.74m
1:53PM2.43m
2:24AM2.60m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.15m
6:50AM0.24m
7:08PM0.29m
7:49AM0.37m
8:08PM0.43m
8:52AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
16
15
14
16
15
14
15
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
17
12
12
11
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
W
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
156
154
154
114
96
95
95
65
60
57
37
36
66
125
160
189
217
217
210
198
163
160
100
330
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
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
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
35
35
33
31
49
80
79
72
67
66
127
127
125
116
106
142
196
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SE
4
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
N
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
W
15
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
15
1
34
1
1
17
2
5
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
3
96
5
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
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
5
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
47
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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