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 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1040
1014
840
752
647
515
515
469
1081
1122
1108
1170
1141
1098
851
752
638
553
419
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05PM2.74m
9:31AM2.77m
9:45PM2.86m
10:10AM2.91m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.14m
3:36PM0.19m
3:58AM0.01m
4:18PM0.09m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
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