Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (21 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
0.9
SW
16
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
187
454
669
814
1047
1083
682
476
384
358
282
199
489
407
401
395
521
529
597
604
595
595
604
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58AM2.69m
2:28PM2.42m
2:52AM2.54m
3:27PM2.32m
3:48AM2.40m
4:27PM2.27m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.34m
8:23AM0.36m
8:40PM0.48m
9:18AM0.47m
9:38PM0.62m
10:13AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.2
WSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
2
WSW
12
0.6
SW
17
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
227
187
454
155
209
1047
238
682
476
384
279
282
146
489
407
401
395
521
529
597
604
595
595
604
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
SW
6
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
29
181
162
123
246
269
132
163
251
177
202
199
106
79
34
56
52
36
34
22
26
21
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
W
9
0.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
96
232
222
261
112
358
248
191
37
40
78
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
1
W
6
0.6
NW
4
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
5
73
16
669
814
1083
21
26
2
7
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
40
40
40
40
40
79
79
91
91
120
131
224
160
109
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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