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 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (10 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5074
4518
4055
3577
3158
2721
2276
1956
1667
1427
1210
1095
975
799
777
522
525
587
1141
863
961
774
561
759
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23AM2.41m
5:05PM2.33m
5:24AM2.47m
6:05PM2.46m
6:24AM2.56m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.67m
10:49AM0.50m
11:13PM0.61m
11:47AM0.40m
00:14AM0.51m
12:44PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
5074
4518
4055
3577
3158
2721
2276
1956
1667
1427
1210
1095
975
799
777
501
525
382
1141
863
961
774
561
759
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
Energy kJ
9
18
37
37
155
316
522
417
587
38
97
84
249
209
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
1
SW
7
Energy kJ
5
3
49
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
1
4
5
4
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
7
100
109
61
0
61
122
160
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
108
7
108
120
159
198
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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