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 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
1.2
NNW
6
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
0.8
WSW
17
1.5
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
10
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
82
83
84
44
44
74
52
81
51
45
72
95
87
106
633
696
605
508
417
336
339
579
546
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NW
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM2.50m
11:55PM2.67m
12:12PM2.47m
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.41m
5:42PM0.36m
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
13
12
13
14
13
13
15
15
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
13
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
8
7
10
11
11
10
12
12
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WSW
18
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
1.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
103
82
83
84
44
44
74
52
81
51
45
72
95
87
106
69
69
178
508
417
336
339
232
533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.5
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
12
12
12
27
26
25
2
2
2
4
30
46
27
17
29
38
37
273
270
62
153
151
546
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
13
30
30
17
37
40
111
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
3
7
12
24
36
93
633
696
605
311
328
579
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
3
0
254
319
337
116
73
40
40
40
40
40
40
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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