Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 818 | 1108 | 1067 | 1209 | 1145 | 857 | 697 | 1148 | 892 | 881 | 859 | 763 | 1191 | 811 | 603 | 486 | 421 | 458 | 820 | 680 | 2215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:45AM2.83m | 11:59PM2.71m | 12:21PM2.73m | 00:35AM2.57m | 12:57PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.24m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.37m | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 818 | 1108 | 1067 | 1209 | 1145 | 857 | 697 | 1148 | 892 | 881 | 859 | 763 | 874 | 811 | 603 | 486 | 421 | 458 | 820 | 680 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 253 | — | 83 | 323 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 181 | 166 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 31 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 137 | 140 | 107 | — | — | 62 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 62 | 68 | 1191 | 94 | 102 | 315 | 361 | 343 | — | 218 | 2215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 91 | 332 | 96 | 18 | 114 | 47 | 377 | 482 | 435 | 40 | 79 | 40 | 40 |
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