Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 881 | 1308 | 1421 | 1835 | 2136 | 2128 | 2257 | 1933 | 2075 | 2290 | 2128 | 2102 | 3412 | 3455 | 3848 | 4135 | 4024 | 3778 | 3420 | 1739 | 3034 | 1529 | 2483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:07AM2.89m | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | 00:04AM2.89m | 12:27PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.13m | 6:39PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 881 | 1308 | 1421 | 1835 | 2136 | 2128 | 2257 | 1933 | 2075 | 2290 | 2128 | 2102 | 3412 | 3455 | 3848 | 4135 | 2942 | 3778 | 3420 | 1739 | 1641 | 1529 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 93 | 115 | 169 | 262 | 393 | 545 | 571 | 571 | 560 | — | — | — | — | — | 4024 | 621 | 517 | 394 | 3034 | 327 | 2483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 94 | 313 | 200 | 108 | 108 | 69 | 76 | 76 |
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