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 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
791
1018
1405
1301
2864
1547
1169
1507
1344
1344
1547
1592
4249
3813
3573
3651
3629
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
15
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:26AM2.26m
1:57PM2.24m
2:19AM2.08m
2:59PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.69m
7:46AM0.71m
8:19PM0.87m
8:42AM0.87m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
5
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
11
15
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
9
8
14
12
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
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