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 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 11PM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.4
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2061
1810
1718
3519
3710
3625
3119
2676
2475
2270
2093
1753
1466
1340
1244
1126
1095
870
857
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-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-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:38AM2.90m
1:02PM2.64m
1:22AM2.73m
1:49PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.12m
6:59AM0.16m
7:14PM0.28m
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
13
11
11
11
12
9
8
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