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 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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 Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2849
2611
2459
2266
2109
1851
1851
1620
1537
1374
1356
1225
1297
1508
1885
2175
2307
2307
2307
2307
2246
2089
1956
2032
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
11:31AM2.83m
11:53PM3.03m
12:17PM2.75m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
5:41PM0.01m
6:14AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
8
9
8
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