Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 173 | 223 | 217 | 209 | 186 | 180 | 211 | 409 | 498 | 539 | 559 | 753 | 709 | 1096 | 1150 | 1165 | 390 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 237 | 173 | 223 | 116 | 141 | 133 | 167 | 167 | 409 | 327 | 295 | 559 | 753 | 709 | 1096 | 1150 | 1165 | 362 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 46 | 69 | 217 | 209 | 186 | 180 | 131 | 386 | 498 | 539 | 231 | 227 | 177 | 75 | 75 | — | 390 | 395 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 98 | 95 | 162 | 211 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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