Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 1126 | 1077 | 888 | 784 | 784 | 722 | 711 | 560 | 639 | 603 | 180 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42PM2.60m | 8:58AM2.53m | 9:17PM2.74m | 9:34AM2.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.43m | 3:03PM0.33m | 3:28AM0.27m | 3:38PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1314 | 1126 | 1077 | 888 | 784 | 784 | 722 | 711 | 560 | 639 | 603 | 180 | 261 | 129 | 140 | 211 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 55 | 59 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 146 | 69 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 126 | 118 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 305 | 282 | 109 | 114 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 346 | 6 | 305 | 108 |
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