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: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

Slightly cooler than normal


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
!
!
!
4
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.7
W
12
1.8
WSW
14
4
NW
10
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
W
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
674
540
391
348
336
417
291
457
792
1224
2690
4306
2849
6471
3731
4569
3479
3257
2823
2410
2123
1907
1508
1321
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
10
NE
25
NNE
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
2:23PM2.37m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
2
1
1
3
3
7
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
12
12
13
12
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
12
9
10
8
7
2
3
6
7
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
WNW
8
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
12
1.8
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
0.7
SW
20
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
W
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
69
540
391
260
213
158
125
418
792
1224
1490
392
2849
6471
3731
4569
3479
3257
2823
2410
2123
1907
1508
1321
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
10
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
22
1.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
18
2.3
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.3
S
9
1
NW
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
37
178
273
348
336
417
147
457
348
47
1353
883
984
479
15
149
6
55
46
33
11
10
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
22
1.3
WSW
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
26
19
44
57
291
11
22
47
997
34
33
17
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NE
4
1.8
NNW
7
4
NW
10
4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
10
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
674
118
90
16
324
2690
4306
1200
17
11
15
16
26
42
38
27
37
49
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
73
40
40
40
40
1
0
160
296
116
116
116
116
160
1
1
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
9
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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