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 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 4AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2169
1855
1500
1271
1170
971
990
1179
1242
1204
784
600
892
754
778
2087
1904
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:43AM2.71m
1:07PM2.56m
1:24AM2.50m
1:51PM2.40m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.27m
7:03AM0.30m
7:22PM0.47m
7:45AM0.49m
8:08PM0.67m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
5
5
7
6
7
5
6
6
7
6
5
2
1
3
5
6
8
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