Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 331 | 245 | 341 | 353 | 403 | 727 | 1121 | 1206 | 826 | 791 | 1018 | 1682 | 1805 | 2041 | 1527 | 2052 | 3221 | 3040 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:44AM2.45m | 1:09PM2.42m | 1:26AM2.26m | 1:57PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.69m | 7:46AM0.71m | 8:19PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 299 | 331 | 245 | 341 | 353 | 403 | 727 | 1121 | 1206 | 826 | 791 | 1018 | 1682 | 1805 | 2041 | 1363 | 1040 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 18 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | — | 6 | — | — | 84 | 212 | 287 | 245 | 117 | 692 | 9 | 1527 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2052 | 3221 | 3040 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 160 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 332 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 106 | 174 |
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