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 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
986
975
941
864
853
843
843
853
919
975
907
788
778
768
768
768
768
897
829
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
W
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:09PM2.48m
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
8:35AM2.56m
8:54PM2.76m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
2:21AM0.32m
2:39PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
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