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 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.9
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.4
W
12
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
595
595
604
621
648
589
514
450
373
308
268
309
667
936
763
563
584
2206
3318
3393
3727
4682
4434
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ESE
20
S
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
10
SSW
30
SSE
35
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM2.27m
4:46AM2.30m
5:27PM2.26m
5:44AM2.24m
6:23PM2.29m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.56m
10:37PM0.71m
11:09AM0.61m
11:37PM0.76m
12:03PM0.63m
00:34AM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<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>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
6
13
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
11
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
6
5
8
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.4
W
12
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
604
595
595
604
621
648
589
514
450
373
104
145
309
667
936
763
563
584
2206
3727
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
22
22
21
15
10
4
4
4
1
45
308
268
264
261
268
401
407
450
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
13
0.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
6
1
3
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1
5
2
4
2
3
8
13
31
11
14
10
18
4
3
7
2
10
3318
3393
4682
4434
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
1
1
114
284
287
18
114
114
114
116
114
18
0
61
106
106
79
40
76
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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