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 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.7
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
114
144
352
581
653
721
711
689
620
410
467
255
255
289
650
660
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
8
8
7
9
8
8
9
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