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 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.9
NW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.6
WNW
10
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
51
45
72
95
87
108
599
734
523
370
348
336
417
291
501
2205
2768
2329
4167
3198
2731
5326
5230
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
40
NW
35
NW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:12PM2.47m
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
7
7
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
12
13
13
11
11
11
13
13
11
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
11
8
8
8
11
11
13
13
12
10
9
8
3
3
5
7
8
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.3
WSW
16
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
81
51
45
72
95
87
108
53
734
523
370
254
336
417
212
501
47
171
4167
3198
2731
5326
5230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
1
NW
8
1
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.7
SW
20
1.2
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
2
4
30
46
27
17
29
38
69
178
273
348
62
58
132
457
47
392
893
1755
8
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
13
30
30
7
37
19
58
55
291
11
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.9
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
0.7
NNE
4
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
0.5
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
4
9
19
42
96
599
222
212
202
15
2205
2768
2329
5
22
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
5
6
Distance (km)
0
3
0
114
332
337
342
116
69
40
40
40
102
0
114
116
109
116
116
116
112
18
1
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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