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 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
442
344
338
303
390
799
509
489
443
357
412
394
388
388
732
639
599
590
546
447
487
1262
1262
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM1.99m
4:35PM2.10m
5:14AM1.97m
5:51PM2.13m
6:27AM2.06m
6:52PM2.25m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.92m
11:04PM0.94m
11:26AM0.92m
00:13AM0.85m
12:31PM0.82m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:31
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
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