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: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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 Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
1178
1074
2763
2519
2202
2066
1067
1242
954
669
653
591
527
430
277
236
209
172
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:20AM2.63m
1:49PM2.49m
2:08AM2.51m
2:44PM2.40m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.40m
7:44AM0.35m
8:04PM0.51m
8:35AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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