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: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
501
525
791
986
975
941
864
853
843
843
843
919
975
919
788
778
768
832
768
832
909
829
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
0
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:36AM2.25m
7:09PM2.48m
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
8:35AM2.56m
8:54PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.59m
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
2:21AM0.32m
2:39PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:50
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6:48
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7:30
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Temp °C
11
11
13
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
13
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
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