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 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
240
172
172
112
110
87
89
48
48
49
46
69
45
68
56
90
140
180
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
S
0
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM2.40m
3:08AM2.39m
3:52PM2.34m
4:21AM2.30m
5:11PM2.36m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.62m
9:37AM0.55m
10:14PM0.69m
10:49AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
9
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