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 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4615
4249
3699
3324
2931
2571
2276
2003
1778
1567
1370
1370
1186
1110
971
1042
969
955
1017
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:11AM2.79m
12:37PM2.69m
00:54AM2.65m
1:24PM2.56m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.22m
6:30AM0.19m
6:51PM0.34m
7:16AM0.33m
7:43PM0.49m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
7
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
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