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 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
286
245
199
196
167
128
128
103
82
83
84
44
44
48
52
81
80
47
106
123
114
632
540
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:56AM2.51m
11:18PM2.68m
11:34AM2.50m
11:55PM2.67m
12:12PM2.47m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.43m
5:04PM0.35m
5:33AM0.41m
5:42PM0.36m
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
2
6
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
15
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
10
9
12
13
10
10
10
9
10
8
11
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
Energy kJ
336
286
245
199
196
167
128
128
103
82
83
84
44
44
48
52
81
80
47
106
123
114
445
540
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
12
12
12
27
26
25
2
2
2
3
28
28
26
26
57
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
2
2
2
12
30
30
17
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
3
6
12
31
90
632
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
203
332
332
0
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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