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: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
2
W
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1285
1187
1126
1016
890
811
711
532
517
394
299
295
245
402
358
466
841
1608
850
802
2405
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51AM2.75m
00:06AM2.65m
12:29PM2.59m
00:44AM2.45m
1:09PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.31m
6:22AM0.33m
6:44PM0.50m
7:01AM0.53m
7:27PM0.69m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
7
4
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
14
16
11
11
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
9
8
7
10
11
8
5
6
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