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 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
19
1.9
SW
7
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
341
477
581
742
1098
1263
4312
2321
2994
3478
4183
4803
4955
5046
4976
4681
4381
4381
4381
4163
3815
3289
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43AM2.80m
10:58PM2.93m
11:18AM2.81m
11:33PM2.88m
11:56AM2.77m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.08m
4:49PM0.11m
5:12AM0.06m
5:27PM0.14m
5:50AM0.09m
6:07PM0.22m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
8
6
6
7
7
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
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