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 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.7
NW
7
2
WNW
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
10
2
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
242
242
238
372
846
857
833
845
765
626
493
486
313
486
524
654
664
1041
1426
2067
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:22AM2.47m
9:44PM2.68m
9:59AM2.56m
10:20PM2.76m
10:35AM2.61m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.38m
3:56AM0.39m
4:06PM0.29m
4:32AM0.30m
4:41PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
10
11
10
9
9
7
7
9
11
11
10
8
7
8
8
7
8
6
7
8
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