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: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
!
!
!
!
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
730
1497
2412
3267
3267
3028
2627
2265
2053
1803
1527
1256
933
822
710
544
431
255
265
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:54PM2.81m
11:10AM2.64m
11:28PM2.82m
11:46AM2.64m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.24m
5:17PM0.22m
5:43AM0.22m
5:53PM0.25m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
8
8
7
8
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
4
4
3
4
7
8
8
9
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