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 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
1401
1497
1673
769
493
423
338
460
694
808
996
1372
1733
1706
1749
1733
1628
1584
1457
1244
1198
1909
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03AM2.73m
9:18PM2.89m
9:39AM2.86m
9:53PM2.96m
10:15AM2.93m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.17m
3:08PM0.17m
3:30AM0.04m
3:45PM0.08m
4:06AM-0.03m
4:23PM0.05m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
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6:05
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7:03
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6:03
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6:21
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7:22
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6:22
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 mm
2
3
3
3
1
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1
2
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1
2
1
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1
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1
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
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