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 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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 Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1377
1358
1126
1126
988
934
765
710
635
626
607
590
509
501
501
431
382
316
297
212
147
114
114
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM2.73m
1:49PM2.50m
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
14
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
9
11
12
8
6
5
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
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