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 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.9° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2668
2905
2973
3331
4038
5009
4865
4997
4862
4721
4294
3627
3315
2973
2534
2276
2003
1623
1422
1288
1094
918
658
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:05PM2.85m
1:29AM2.61m
2:00PM2.70m
2:28AM2.43m
3:03PM2.55m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.14m
7:27PM0.26m
7:47AM0.30m
8:26PM0.41m
8:48AM0.46m
9:33PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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7:52
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7:52
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7:53
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Temp °C
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
13
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
10
9
10
10
11
9
11
13
13
14
13
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