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 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.0° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
10
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1138
1285
1484
1752
2098
2054
3664
1293
1363
2824
2585
2593
2643
3029
3436
3288
3334
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:45AM2.47m
2:21PM2.42m
2:49AM2.31m
3:35PM2.32m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.49m
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
9:18AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
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