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: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 11AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
868
930
869
1016
1002
961
907
792
792
732
651
590
581
572
501
494
501
525
760
986
975
930
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
E
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:43AM2.25m
4:28PM2.35m
5:11AM2.18m
5:55PM2.37m
6:36AM2.25m
7:09PM2.48m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.64m
10:59PM0.69m
11:28AM0.67m
00:19AM0.63m
12:44PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
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Temp °C
10
9
9
12
15
13
12
12
11
10
11
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
5
4
5
8
12
10
10
9
8
6
7
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
10
13
16
13
11
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