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: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.6
NW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
711
1523
1486
1390
1373
1356
1112
1083
1014
818
807
701
638
553
463
390
318
229
183
248
443
323
188
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
9
11
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
10
12
14
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