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 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
566
530
515
515
508
396
373
331
269
332
322
289
209
270
261
240
229
223
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34PM2.65m
8:00AM2.58m
8:30PM2.84m
8:53AM2.73m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.37m
2:10PM0.23m
2:45AM0.18m
3:02PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
10
9
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
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