Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 784 | 722 | 711 | 638 | 585 | 618 | 472 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 232 | 222 | 215 | 261 | 170 | 170 | 206 | 347 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.53m | 9:17PM2.74m | 9:34AM2.65m | 9:51PM2.85m | 10:08AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.33m | 3:28AM0.27m | 3:38PM0.21m | 4:03AM0.15m | 4:14PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 784 | 784 | 722 | 711 | 638 | 585 | 618 | 472 | 254 | 101 | 100 | 181 | 135 | 132 | 215 | 261 | 170 | 170 | 206 | 347 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | 59 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 217 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 232 | 222 | 47 | 100 | 57 | 73 | 71 | 28 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 21 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 166 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NW 7 | NNE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NW 9 | — | — | NE 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 160 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 126 | — | — | 2 | — | 37 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 346 | 346 | 343 | 343 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 69 | 42 |
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