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 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
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4
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4531
3971
3549
3196
2911
2646
2464
2098
1860
1582
1447
1512
1368
1349
663
635
599
581
1427
451
771
732
588
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:49AM2.40m
8:07PM2.61m
8:27AM2.58m
8:43PM2.77m
9:03AM2.73m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.54m
1:52PM0.47m
2:18AM0.35m
2:30PM0.31m
2:54AM0.17m
3:08PM0.17m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
10
8
9
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
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