
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
942 | 799 | 375 | 367 | 658 | 480 | 512 | 446 | 330 | 280 | 285 | 353 | 427 | 427 | 527 | 517 | 419 | 478 | 373 | 511 | 2128 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.39m | 7:25PM2.65m | 7:52AM2.57m | 8:15PM2.83m | 8:39AM2.73m | 9:00PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.34m | 1:58PM0.25m | 2:30AM0.15m | 2:46PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
942 | 799 | 375 | 367 | 658 | 480 | 512 | 446 | 330 | 280 | 285 | 353 | 427 | 427 | 527 | 517 | 419 | 478 | 334 | 458 | 2128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
103 | 92 | 321 | 219 | 68 | 54 | 47 | 71 | 30 | 175 | 170 | 188 | 251 | 248 | 231 | 280 | 399 | 390 | 373 | 471 | 463 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WNW 9 | W 10 | SW 21 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 13 | — |
7 | — | 70 | 70 | 18 | 19 | 59 | 17 | 113 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 24 | 87 | 135 | 69 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
72 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 46 | 511 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 68 | 124 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 47 | 120 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 76 |
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