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: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
437
451
402
383
187
554
694
828
1066
984
682
476
327
358
248
235
489
407
401
395
521
529
521
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:33PM2.54m
1:58AM2.69m
2:28PM2.42m
2:52AM2.54m
3:27PM2.32m
3:48AM2.40m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.25m
7:45PM0.34m
8:23AM0.36m
8:40PM0.48m
9:18AM0.47m
9:38PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
2
WSW
12
0.6
SW
17
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
501
437
451
402
383
187
162
155
209
1066
238
682
476
327
273
231
235
489
407
401
395
521
529
521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
45
44
61
97
96
181
84
124
246
256
134
163
251
177
202
212
106
79
78
56
54
36
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
295
222
261
112
358
248
191
18
25
33
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
5
62
61
554
694
828
984
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
79
79
91
91
120
267
224
160
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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