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 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2475
2146
2093
1753
1377
1340
1244
1126
988
870
857
710
635
626
607
590
509
501
501
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:22AM2.73m
1:49PM2.50m
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.28m
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
10
7
6
6
8
8
10
9
8
8
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