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: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4231
3627
3315
2847
2534
2243
2003
1623
1422
1288
1110
828
658
567
449
353
306
234
238
170
172
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
S
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:00PM2.70m
2:28AM2.43m
3:03PM2.55m
3:39AM2.29m
4:17PM2.45m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.30m
8:26PM0.41m
8:48AM0.46m
9:33PM0.53m
9:57AM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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7:52
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7:53
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
17
15
15
14
15
17
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
12
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