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: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (29 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
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
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.1
SW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
533
521
567
442
359
368
500
2110
2550
2841
2905
2973
3083
4038
5009
4308
4721
4873
4514
4094
3627
3137
2805
2534
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
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
High Tide
11:51PM2.89m
12:17PM2.96m
00:38AM2.77m
1:05PM2.85m
1:29AM2.61m
2:00PM2.70m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.02m
6:34PM0.13m
6:54AM0.14m
7:27PM0.26m
7:47AM0.30m
8:26PM0.41m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
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14
14
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
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14
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
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10
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11
10
10
8
7
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9
8
7
6
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5
7
7
9
9
10
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