Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
2.4
WNW
14
1.9
WSW
14
3
NW
9
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
457
2329
1360
1357
2749
3003
6489
5398
4580
3895
3152
2827
2300
2123
1907
1488
1321
1271
1318
1493
1915
1811
800
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
2:23PM2.37m
2:42AM2.48m
3:19PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
9:10AM0.48m
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cloud
heavy rain
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
13
1
3
1
1
2
5
14
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
5
5
3
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
0.1
SW
24
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
117
450
22
1360
1267
1374
3003
6489
5398
4580
3895
3152
2827
2300
2123
1907
1488
1321
1271
1318
1493
18
38
388
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
SW
20
1.2
WSW
18
2.1
NW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
180
457
22
47
171
392
883
862
31
15
182
138
96
61
50
35
11
11
3
18
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
291
11
47
19
32
18
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
2.4
WNW
14
1.8
NW
8
3
NW
9
3.5
WNW
11
3
NW
10
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
5
20
2329
358
1357
2749
1714
10
6
12
16
20
33
39
55
69
56
27
1915
1811
800
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
8
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
Distance (km)
40
0
1
243
116
343
116
116
112
1
1
1
0
0
0
61
5
61
61
7
61
42
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
8
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
5
7
7
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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