Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal


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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 11PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
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4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
14
4
WNW
10
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
87
108
419
665
540
391
348
336
417
291
496
1158
3254
4620
3543
3039
6227
4883
4418
4168
3336
2827
2410
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNW
30
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
7
6
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
12
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
Feels °C
11
9
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
10
8
8
4
4
7
8
9
7
5
6
6
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.5
WNW
10
0.4
SW
16
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
95
87
108
419
69
540
391
248
238
123
184
496
1158
47
170
3543
3039
6227
4883
4418
4168
3336
2827
2410
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
NW
8
1
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.9
W
12
0.7
SW
20
1.2
WSW
18
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
Energy kJ
27
20
29
27
37
178
273
348
336
417
112
457
22
247
392
883
16
6
6
141
138
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
12
0.7
NW
8
0.8
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
22
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
30
17
7
38
19
26
64
291
14
47
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNE
4
1
NNW
6
0.5
NNE
4
1.9
WNW
10
0.8
NW
8
0.4
NE
4
1.7
NNW
7
4
WNW
10
4
W
12
3
WNW
11
1.2
NNW
8
0.4
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
17
7
66
9
665
100
5
237
3254
4620
1980
207
5
13
7
10
12
18
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
Distance (km)
232
332
343
236
73
6
40
40
40
0
114
243
109
73
69
61
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
4
5
5
9
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
9
7
5
5
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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