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 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (04 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
98
96
94
93
123
171
318
349
482
545
530
508
479
465
458
451
382
376
325
260
212
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33PM2.43m
6:15AM2.28m
6:42PM2.47m
7:19AM2.39m
7:39PM2.55m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.55m
12:21PM0.60m
1:01AM0.46m
1:22PM0.52m
1:54AM0.36m
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cloud
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light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
20
18
16
16
15
15
18
18
16
17
16
16
16
16
19
21
21
20
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
15
14
14
14
13
16
15
14
16
15
16
17
16
20
21
21
21
19
17
16
16
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