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 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
20
3.5
SW
19
2.2
WSW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
324
285
353
419
458
466
458
450
469
496
530
683
945
1281
7715
3463
8988
7884
7384
7350
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
W
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:52AM2.57m
8:15PM2.83m
8:39AM2.73m
9:00PM2.96m
9:22AM2.85m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.25m
2:30AM0.15m
2:46PM0.11m
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
11
11
12
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
14
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
7
5
4
6
2
4
5
6
7
7
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