Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
223
226
433
765
613
632
632
501
501
388
376
383
355
490
725
784
923
885
631
410
358
358
248
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
E
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:39PM2.66m
1:05AM2.84m
1:33PM2.54m
1:58AM2.69m
2:28PM2.42m
2:52AM2.54m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.14m
6:52PM0.19m
7:30AM0.25m
7:45PM0.34m
8:23AM0.36m
8:40PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.5
SW
18
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Energy kJ
201
161
142
433
765
613
632
632
501
501
388
376
383
355
162
548
784
923
885
631
410
326
230
220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
WSW
14
0.1
W
24
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
23
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
386
223
182
220
11
76
20
45
45
44
61
97
96
181
159
155
249
246
302
138
181
358
199
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
191
186
226
22
96
295
222
261
142
358
248
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
34
490
725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
7
0
7
7
0
0
1
6
1
40
40
40
40
40
40
79
79
91
79
79
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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