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: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1363
1288
1262
1399
1363
1212
1290
1179
1123
990
790
839
560
501
552
501
388
648
726
736
658
658
639
557
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:16AM2.34m
8:44PM2.50m
8:59AM2.40m
9:24PM2.57m
9:39AM2.46m
10:03PM2.63m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.53m
2:56AM0.58m
3:09PM0.46m
3:37AM0.52m
3:49PM0.41m
4:17AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
12
14
14
12
10
9
10
7
7
9
10
10
7
7
5
5
7
9
9
10
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
1363
1288
1262
1399
1363
1212
1290
1179
1123
990
790
839
560
501
552
501
388
648
726
736
658
658
639
557
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.5
S
5
0.6
SW
16
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
17
15
22
21
12
15
15
15
32
23
5
14
203
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
32
129
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4
5
8
2
34
5
11
13
11
13
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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