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: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1647
1531
1324
1125
1095
949
840
693
843
843
853
843
832
657
657
616
584
584
592
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35PM2.85m
9:59AM2.82m
10:13PM2.89m
10:35AM2.88m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.07m
4:06PM0.13m
4:27AM0.03m
4:45PM0.11m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:46
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6:45
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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1
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Temp °C
19
17
15
15
15
15
17
19
19
17
15
15
15
14
16
18
16
15
14
Feels °C
17
15
13
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
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