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: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6AM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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 night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
12
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
2.5
SW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
448
280
416
855
1055
1153
1415
1644
1607
3717
1479
1199
1170
1336
1049
1074
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:02AM2.79m
12:23PM2.62m
00:39AM2.73m
1:03PM2.56m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
6:59AM0.27m
7:15PM0.40m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
8
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
8
9
7
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
3
1
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