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: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • 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 5AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
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

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
2
W
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
2.1
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
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
309
384
1349
530
494
837
1379
2245
2982
3267
3028
2713
2545
2477
2053
1756
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
S
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20PM2.76m
10:35AM2.61m
10:54PM2.81m
11:10AM2.64m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.30m
4:41PM0.24m
5:07AM0.24m
5:17PM0.22m
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<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
 mm
11
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
8
9
7
6
7
8
7
9
7
10
8
7
7
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