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 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4185
3273
2823
1244
957
1664
1420
1402
967
881
691
711
1425
1486
1390
1373
1356
1112
1083
905
818
807
701
638
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM2.42m
5:56AM2.44m
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.47m
11:46PM0.59m
12:18PM0.41m
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
1:57AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
8
9
8
5
4
5
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
10
11
8
8
9
8
8
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