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 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1390
1373
1356
1112
1083
1014
818
807
742
638
553
463
390
318
229
183
139
329
321
232
157
167
420
466
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
3:14PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
10
12
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
9
8
8
9
12
13
14
14
13
13
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