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 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 4AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
1
2
1
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2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3330
2899
2550
2680
2736
3228
3436
3436
3599
3380
3331
3247
3549
3823
4001
3185
2781
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:49AM2.31m
3:35PM2.32m
4:12AM2.21m
5:03PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.64m
9:18AM0.62m
10:03PM0.73m
10:37AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
9
8
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
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