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 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1368
1349
663
635
599
581
1497
563
1622
493
455
376
484
711
897
985
1397
1808
1746
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43PM2.77m
9:03AM2.73m
9:18PM2.89m
9:39AM2.86m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.17m
3:08PM0.17m
3:30AM0.04m
3:45PM0.08m
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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7:03
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6:20
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6:21
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7:22
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 mm
1
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1
1
3
2
3
1
1
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1
1
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2
3
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
7
8
8
8
7
9
10
8
8
9
8
8
8
6
5
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