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 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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)
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1
1
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3520
2929
1903
1688
4495
3705
3198
1633
1373
1664
1141
1402
1135
881
691
711
1425
1486
1390
1373
1356
1112
1083
905
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:46AM2.41m
5:32PM2.42m
5:56AM2.44m
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.64m
11:12AM0.47m
11:46PM0.59m
12:18PM0.41m
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
9
8
7
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
4
5
6
7
7
9
8
6
5
3
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
10
11
10
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