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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
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
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
626
661
590
509
501
501
431
382
316
430
212
172
129
119
114
144
352
581
653
721
711
640
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<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>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
11
11
11
11
10
11
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