Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 786 | 1167 | 976 | 809 | 669 | 535 | 659 | 527 | 430 | 277 | 236 | 240 | 172 | 172 | 112 | 110 | 87 | 89 | 48 | 47 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.49m | 2:08AM2.51m | 2:44PM2.40m | 3:08AM2.39m | 3:52PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | 8:35AM0.45m | 9:03PM0.62m | 9:37AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 786 | 1167 | 976 | 809 | 669 | 535 | 659 | 527 | 430 | 277 | 236 | 240 | 172 | 172 | 112 | 110 | 87 | 89 | 42 | 47 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 367 | 31 | 31 | — | — | 26 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 139 | 120 | 71 | 56 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 15 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 94 | 122 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 108 | 3 | 3 |
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