Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 114 | 144 | 352 | 581 | 653 | 721 | 711 | 689 | 620 | 410 | 467 | 255 | 255 | 289 | 650 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.20m | 4:36PM2.17m | 4:58AM2.11m | 5:43PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.79m | 10:19AM0.73m | 10:53PM0.88m | 11:20AM0.79m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 114 | 86 | 65 | 352 | 581 | 653 | 721 | 711 | 689 | 620 | 410 | 467 | 255 | 255 | 187 | 256 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 56 | 114 | 144 | 49 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 8 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 84 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 33 | 99 | 289 | 650 | 660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 61 | 47 | 18 | 47 | 224 | 160 | 332 | 321 | 332 | 1 | 114 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 73 |
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