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: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12PM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
20
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
4
SW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1281
7078
7741
8032
7274
6806
6786
7266
7987
8092
2182
2314
2900
6152
6152
5747
5540
5678
5748
5469
5603
5128
4562
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM2.85m
9:40PM3.03m
10:01AM2.92m
10:18PM3.02m
10:39AM2.92m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
3:55AM-0.05m
4:10PM-0.01m
4:33AM-0.04m
4:49PM0.04m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
6
7
8
6
6
5
5
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
8
9
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