Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
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1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
881
1308
1421
1835
2136
2128
2257
1933
2075
2290
2128
2102
3412
3455
3848
4135
4024
3778
3420
1739
3034
1529
2483
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:07AM2.89m
11:25PM3.03m
11:47AM2.83m
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
Low Tide
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
5:43AM0.00m
5:58PM0.11m
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
11
9
8
7
8
8
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
11
10
8
9
8
7
9
8
10
7
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
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