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: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
1.8
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.4
SW
10
1.8
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.1
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
486
392
354
577
533
400
521
1162
341
424
458
2278
2462
2742
2905
3083
3268
3823
4635
4573
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:32AM3.01m
11:51PM2.89m
12:17PM2.96m
00:38AM2.77m
1:05PM2.85m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.05m
6:05AM0.02m
6:34PM0.13m
6:54AM0.14m
7:27PM0.26m
clear
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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6:20
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7:50
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7:51
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
8
7
6
8
9
8
7
6
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