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: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1368
1349
1349
1170
1154
1154
1034
1019
924
865
890
966
860
871
871
791
666
649
631
561
553
553
545
545
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
0
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:51AM2.79m
1:17PM2.77m
1:37AM2.62m
2:08PM2.62m
2:33AM2.42m
3:10PM2.46m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.16m
7:35PM0.31m
7:57AM0.33m
8:31PM0.48m
8:56AM0.51m
9:39PM0.63m
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clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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7:25
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7:27
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
9
9
11
11
12
10
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