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 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
1.7
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6481
6307
5965
4905
4367
3871
3076
2479
2148
1848
1534
1413
617
803
1502
1733
1749
1405
3915
3470
4193
4954
5017
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:59AM1.95m
5:42PM2.11m
6:13AM2.06m
6:42PM2.26m
7:06AM2.22m
7:28PM2.43m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.93m
00:00AM0.91m
12:19PM0.81m
00:56AM0.74m
1:10PM0.65m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
7
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
5
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest