Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 857 | 697 | 1148 | 892 | 881 | 859 | 763 | 1191 | 621 | 523 | 453 | 500 | 421 | 1304 | 634 | 805 | 1093 | 1342 | 2471 | 2832 | 1864 | 1893 | 1750 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.71m | 12:21PM2.73m | 00:35AM2.57m | 12:57PM2.60m | 1:13AM2.41m | 1:38PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.37m | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 857 | 697 | 1148 | 892 | 881 | 859 | 763 | 1191 | 621 | 523 | 453 | 421 | 344 | 553 | 634 | 805 | 1093 | 1342 | 2471 | 2832 | 1864 | 1893 | 1750 | 1597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 323 | 319 | — | 10 | — | — | 53 | — | 67 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 421 | — | — | 241 | 133 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 32 | 61 | 31 | — | — | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 57 | 61 | 28 | 44 | 49 | — | — | 85 | 84 | 274 | 500 | — | 1304 | 284 | — | — | — | 55 | 182 | 311 | 387 | 504 | 424 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 91 | 332 | 94 | 91 | 40 | 0 | 133 | 136 | 381 | 252 | 40 | 40 | 106 | 131 | 40 | 40 | 79 | 203 | 145 | 224 | 198 |
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