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: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2781
2605
2541
2285
2417
1933
1721
1689
1261
774
712
799
942
734
722
630
610
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
N
10
ENE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.69m
11:55AM0.59m
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
13
12
12
10
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
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