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 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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 Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3301
3260
2881
2680
2401
2276
2061
1761
1736
1491
1368
1303
1203
1094
1002
811
711
586
517
394
299
245
245
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM2.86m
11:30PM2.82m
11:51AM2.75m
00:06AM2.65m
12:29PM2.59m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.03m
5:27PM0.15m
5:46AM0.16m
6:05PM0.31m
6:22AM0.33m
6:44PM0.50m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
10
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