Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2155 | 1821 | 1465 | 1281 | 919 | 624 | 546 | 836 | 421 | 365 | 319 | 734 | 448 | 503 | 528 | 488 | 479 | 520 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | 2:47AM2.10m | 3:23PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | 9:06AM0.84m | 9:51PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2155 | 1821 | 1465 | 1281 | 919 | 624 | 546 | 464 | 421 | 365 | 319 | 120 | 448 | 503 | 528 | 488 | 7 | 15 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 507 | 704 | 497 | 273 | 191 | 171 | 131 | 836 | 107 | 72 | 161 | 734 | 32 | 9 | 5 | — | 479 | 520 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 131 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 79 | 106 | 79 | 79 | 131 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 79 | 131 | 122 | 79 |
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