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 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
319
341
488
423
416
409
278
232
228
338
303
390
516
509
489
379
357
412
400
388
431
659
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM2.10m
3:23PM2.16m
3:53AM1.99m
4:35PM2.10m
5:14AM1.97m
5:51PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.84m
9:51PM0.93m
10:13AM0.92m
11:04PM0.94m
11:26AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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6:31
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
11
12
11
11
10
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