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 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 11AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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 Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
!
!
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3678
3538
3237
3062
2830
2341
2169
1736
1500
1271
1170
1004
893
1086
1162
1204
1075
921
907
778
851
1715
1571
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
00:43AM2.71m
1:07PM2.56m
1:24AM2.50m
1:51PM2.40m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
7:03AM0.30m
7:22PM0.47m
7:45AM0.49m
8:08PM0.67m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
Feels °C
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
5
7
6
6
5
5
7
6
7
7
5
4
4
5
8
8
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