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 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 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 2AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.4m)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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
2.4
SW
10
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1153
1415
1663
1607
1570
1479
1199
1170
1133
1322
1074
2667
2519
2250
1536
1169
821
746
613
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:39AM2.73m
1:03PM2.56m
1:20AM2.63m
1:49PM2.49m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.31m
6:59AM0.27m
7:15PM0.40m
7:44AM0.35m
8:04PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
10
6
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
8
6
5
3
1
1
0
1
2
3
5
6
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