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: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.5
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
2
SW
8
2
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
SW
11
3
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
261
212
167
162
328
192
216
322
316
403
458
507
702
825
1224
2010
3004
3794
4485
4814
4494
4197
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:08AM2.74m
10:24PM2.91m
10:43AM2.80m
10:58PM2.93m
11:18AM2.81m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
4:37AM0.08m
4:49PM0.11m
5:12AM0.06m
5:27PM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
4
4
5
5
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
12
9
7
6
7
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
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