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 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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 Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
W
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
818
807
796
638
553
463
390
318
229
183
128
294
379
264
179
206
250
473
432
537
1069
2397
2907
2986
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
3:14PM0.07m
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
9
8
7
9
11
12
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
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