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 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
0.9
WSW
19
1.4
NW
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
68
49
90
140
180
204
522
648
566
368
537
491
384
273
290
368
334
402
612
566
530
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:21AM2.30m
5:11PM2.36m
5:43AM2.31m
6:28PM2.47m
6:58AM2.42m
7:34PM2.65m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.58m
11:31PM0.66m
12:03PM0.53m
00:45AM0.54m
1:11PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
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