
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | 447 | 421 | 1359 | 553 | 722 | 805 | 1042 | 1683 | 3809 | 3049 | 2734 | 2362 | 2005 | 1648 | 1311 | 919 | 780 | 546 | 509 | 872 | 794 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.60m | 1:13AM2.41m | 1:38PM2.44m | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
480 | 447 | 387 | 32 | 553 | 722 | 805 | 1042 | 1683 | 3809 | 3049 | 2734 | 2362 | 2005 | 1648 | 1311 | 919 | 780 | 546 | 509 | 464 | 220 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 | — | SSW 5 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
50 | 81 | 421 | — | 15 | — | 353 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 33 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
109 | 192 | — | 1359 | 280 | 302 | 449 | 630 | 1526 | — | 91 | 196 | 269 | 713 | 727 | 454 | 371 | 294 | 311 | 233 | 872 | 794 | 722 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 381 | 381 | 40 | 112 | 40 | 91 | 140 | 134 | 40 | 79 | 76 | 203 | 229 | 203 | 76 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 229 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
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