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: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
486
479
379
379
313
299
219
215
221
226
252
222
159
186
251
326
890
1120
1221
1067
1241
1014
794
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM2.22m
7:42PM2.41m
8:10AM2.40m
8:25PM2.58m
8:52AM2.60m
9:05PM2.74m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.70m
1:25PM0.68m
1:56AM0.50m
2:12PM0.51m
2:38AM0.31m
2:55PM0.34m
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6:26
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7:44
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
11
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
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