Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1096 | 1016 | 1029 | 390 | 594 | 683 | 881 | 1308 | 1421 | 1835 | 2136 | 2314 | 2257 | 2200 | 2075 | 2372 | 3785 | 3515 | 3260 | 3827 | 4640 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.90m | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM-0.05m | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
1096 | 1016 | 1029 | 362 | 594 | 683 | 881 | 1308 | 1421 | 1835 | 2136 | 2314 | 2257 | 2200 | 2075 | 2372 | 3785 | 3515 | 3260 | 3827 | 4640 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — |
75 | 75 | — | 390 | 395 | 59 | 40 | 5 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 90 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 94 | — | 75 | 151 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | — | 112 | 160 | 246 | 435 | 505 | 529 | 542 | 3024 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 108 | 40 | 7 | 61 |
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