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 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
13
0.8
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
170
136
206
409
483
454
628
1093
2568
2943
3118
2849
2526
2459
2295
2028
2028
2002
1781
1689
1516
1356
1428
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
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-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.07m
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
9
9
9
10
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