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 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
458
451
444
342
342
336
286
245
199
196
167
128
128
103
82
83
84
44
44
74
52
80
79
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:18AM2.49m
10:41PM2.67m
10:56AM2.51m
11:18PM2.68m
11:34AM2.50m
11:55PM2.67m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.37m
4:55AM0.43m
5:04PM0.35m
5:33AM0.41m
5:42PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
11
12
11
10
11
11
10
9
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
471
458
451
444
342
342
336
286
245
199
196
167
128
128
103
82
83
84
44
44
74
52
80
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
12
12
12
27
26
25
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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