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 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
768
768
768
768
730
829
752
742
845
1571
1628
1647
1531
1324
1258
1095
949
892
693
957
969
853
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM2.56m
8:54PM2.76m
9:19AM2.71m
9:35PM2.85m
9:59AM2.82m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.32m
2:39PM0.31m
3:08AM0.17m
3:25PM0.19m
3:49AM0.07m
4:06PM0.13m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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7:31
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Temp °C
13
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
19
19
17
15
15
14
14
17
20
20
17
16
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
14
12
13
13
12
12
16
19
19
16
14
14
13
13
15
18
17
14
14
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