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 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
16
3
SW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
10
4
SW
12
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1547
3853
1344
1344
1634
1592
3713
3513
3371
3440
3200
3364
3474
3983
4648
2886
4546
5389
5388
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
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
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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