
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1547 | 3853 | 1344 | 1344 | 1634 | 1592 | 3713 | 3513 | 3371 | 3440 | 3200 | 3364 | 3474 | 3983 | 4648 | 2886 | 4546 | 5389 | 5388 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.08m | 2:59PM2.10m | 3:31AM1.96m | 4:22PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.87m | 8:42AM0.87m | 9:27PM0.99m | 9:55AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1547 | 9 | 1344 | 1344 | 1634 | 1592 | 1619 | 1835 | — | 3440 | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
884 | 3853 | 1047 | 968 | 869 | 891 | 3713 | 3513 | 3371 | 2767 | 3200 | 3364 | 3474 | 3983 | 4648 | 2886 | 4546 | 5389 | 5388 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 68 | 102 | 76 | 106 | 79 | 79 | 126 | 79 | 79 | 136 | 343 | 343 | 368 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 254 | 198 |
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