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 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
1.8
WSW
9
1.4
SW
13
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
630
381
699
617
428
392
354
577
721
626
572
470
408
503
643
1858
2689
2759
2862
2973
3148
3480
4155
4405
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
20
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07PM2.95m
11:32AM3.01m
11:51PM2.89m
12:17PM2.96m
00:38AM2.77m
1:05PM2.85m
Low Tide
5:21AM-0.05m
5:46PM0.05m
6:05AM0.02m
6:34PM0.13m
6:54AM0.14m
7:27PM0.26m
clear
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cloud
clear
rain showers
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rain showers
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rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:50
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7:51
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1
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1
1
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
10
10
9
10
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
8
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