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 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.1° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2459
3219
3728
4258
4977
5450
5375
5056
5227
5543
5395
5228
4615
4249
3563
3243
2647
2310
2033
1915
1697
1493
1303
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:18AM2.81m
11:33PM2.88m
11:56AM2.77m
00:11AM2.79m
12:37PM2.69m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.06m
5:27PM0.14m
5:50AM0.09m
6:07PM0.22m
6:30AM0.19m
6:51PM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
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