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 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
11
0.7
SW
22
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
458
399
412
460
471
788
1018
1322
6979
8022
8310
7274
7384
6996
7266
7629
7851
3565
3259
3034
7073
6647
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:39AM2.73m
9:00PM2.96m
9:22AM2.85m
9:40PM3.03m
10:01AM2.92m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.15m
2:46PM0.11m
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
3:55AM-0.05m
4:10PM-0.01m
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cloud
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rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
7
5
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
9
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
3
5
6
6
7
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