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: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (26 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
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0
0
0
0
0
!
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4
4
3
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4088
4815
4330
3743
4022
4891
6014
5035
4294
3153
2877
2189
1725
1530
1380
1234
1293
1365
1391
1204
1127
1155
1171
1399
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSE
35
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23PM2.29m
6:39AM2.24m
7:15PM2.34m
7:30AM2.28m
8:01PM2.42m
8:16AM2.34m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.76m
12:55PM0.62m
1:26AM0.72m
1:43PM0.58m
2:13AM0.65m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
6
9
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
9
6
6
7
5
3
2
2
-1
2
5
8
9
8
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
23
3743
4022
1725
1530
1380
1293
1365
1391
1204
1127
1155
1171
1399
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
11
130
45
29
94
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
4088
4815
4330
4891
6014
5035
4294
3153
2877
2189
1234
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
5
4
4
4
1
1
4
2
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
106
106
106
40
68
94
259
133
106
106
76
61
0
0
7
42
42
7
40
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
4
4
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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