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 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
W
12
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
167
409
498
539
559
753
709
1096
1150
1165
509
594
683
881
1164
1421
1835
2136
2314
2075
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
WNW
0
ESE
0
N
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:41AM2.84m
10:03PM3.09m
10:25AM2.90m
10:45PM3.10m
11:07AM2.89m
Low Tide
3:49PM-0.02m
4:20AM-0.05m
4:34PM-0.05m
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
12
11
10
8
8
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