Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 13 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 845 | 765 | 626 | 493 | 486 | 309 | 392 | 1094 | 530 | 494 | 2325 | 1479 | 2747 | 3282 | 3316 | 3355 | 2975 | 3021 | 2553 | 2084 | 1673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.56m | 10:20PM2.76m | 10:35AM2.61m | 10:54PM2.81m | 11:10AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.30m | 4:41PM0.24m | 5:07AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 845 | 765 | 626 | 493 | 486 | 309 | 290 | 295 | 530 | 494 | — | 291 | 2747 | 3282 | 3316 | 3355 | 2975 | 3021 | 2553 | 2084 | 1673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | 63 | 195 | 9 | 232 | 175 | 34 | 178 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 74 | 240 | 392 | 1094 | 445 | 482 | 2325 | 1479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 40 | 1 | 114 | 116 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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