Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 373 | 331 | 269 | 332 | 322 | 289 | 209 | 270 | 261 | 237 | 229 | 223 | 217 | 207 | 188 | 180 | 209 | 475 | 498 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00AM2.58m | 8:30PM2.84m | 8:53AM2.73m | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.08m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 396 | 373 | 331 | 269 | 215 | 147 | 145 | 209 | 270 | 261 | 237 | 229 | 223 | 114 | 110 | 133 | 133 | 204 | 350 | 327 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 332 | 322 | 289 | 103 | 73 | 37 | 30 | 46 | 69 | 217 | 207 | 188 | 180 | 134 | 475 | 498 | 539 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 13 | SW 6 | W 22 | SW 22 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 117 | 173 | 154 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 98 | 95 | 162 | 209 | 155 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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