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 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
409
483
454
545
1093
2568
2943
3118
2849
2611
2459
2295
2028
2028
1851
1758
1537
1516
1356
1428
1428
1597
2037
2338
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
11:31AM2.83m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
5:41PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
11
10
10
8
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