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 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 4AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
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!
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3
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3380
3380
3331
3247
3412
3823
4001
3185
2781
2605
2343
2285
2523
2295
2427
2379
1435
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:12AM2.21m
5:03PM2.33m
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.73m
10:37AM0.66m
11:26PM0.69m
11:55AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
11
9
10
9
11
10
11
9
10
11
12
13
13
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