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 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 11PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
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4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7267
9783
9237
7593
5983
5173
4317
3258
2374
2122
1860
1860
1657
1634
1430
1286
1152
995
853
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NNE
0
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:46PM2.21m
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
1
2
3
5
7
6
7
8
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
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