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 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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)
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
14
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
318
229
183
161
264
220
170
142
206
409
483
454
545
1081
2568
2943
3118
2812
2526
2459
2295
2028
2028
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.19m
3:14PM0.07m
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
Feels °C
13
11
11
9
8
9
11
13
13
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
10
11
13
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