Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 167 | 409 | 498 | 539 | 559 | 753 | 709 | 1096 | 1150 | 1165 | 509 | 594 | 683 | 881 | 1164 | 1421 | 1835 | 2136 | 2314 | 2075 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 409 | 327 | 295 | 559 | 753 | 709 | 1096 | 1150 | 1165 | 509 | 594 | 683 | 881 | 1164 | 1421 | 1835 | 2136 | 2314 | 2075 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | W 10 | WSW 18 | W 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 180 | 131 | 386 | 498 | 539 | 231 | 227 | 177 | 75 | 75 | — | 94 | 395 | 59 | 151 | 973 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 20 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | 155 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | — | 75 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 90 | 262 | 235 | 200 | 260 | 373 | 555 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 68 | 76 | 76 |
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