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 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5983
5173
4317
3161
2374
2228
2025
1800
1750
1634
1487
1286
1103
995
853
800
734
647
527
456
414
341
283
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
8:42AM2.37m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
9
9
9
6
6
7
6
5
6
8
8
8
7
7
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
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