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: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.7° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.6
WNW
9
2
W
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
447
421
1359
553
722
805
1042
1683
3809
3049
2734
2362
2005
1648
1311
919
780
546
509
872
794
722
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
30
SW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:57PM2.60m
1:13AM2.41m
1:38PM2.44m
1:56AM2.25m
2:25PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.38m
7:14PM0.52m
7:27AM0.55m
7:57PM0.69m
8:12AM0.71m
8:48PM0.83m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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6:35
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
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6
9
2
1
1
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
16
17
15
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
10
9
8
10
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
7
9
7
7
5
5
7
6
7
7
6
4
4
4
2
5
7
7
7
7
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