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: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
1.6
NW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
89
48
48
49
46
45
45
53
49
90
140
180
204
362
1207
1082
748
537
619
316
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
0
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:52PM2.34m
4:21AM2.30m
5:11PM2.36m
5:43AM2.31m
6:28PM2.47m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.55m
10:14PM0.69m
10:49AM0.58m
11:31PM0.66m
12:03PM0.53m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
3
2
3
Temp °C
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
8
8
8
9
10
8
10
11
11
14
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