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: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
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0
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1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
16
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
1.5
WSW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1430
1584
1167
1874
4891
3687
4539
4798
3940
3186
2529
1814
1415
3483
3005
2247
957
1664
1420
1402
1135
881
752
711
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
3:40AM2.43m
4:23PM2.36m
4:46AM2.41m
5:32PM2.42m
5:56AM2.44m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.62m
10:09AM0.49m
10:38PM0.64m
11:12AM0.47m
11:46PM0.59m
12:18PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
8
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
6
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
8
7
5
4
5
8
9
9
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