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: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
732
732
651
642
581
501
501
494
458
525
791
986
975
941
864
853
843
843
843
930
975
859
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11AM2.18m
5:55PM2.37m
6:36AM2.25m
7:09PM2.48m
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.67m
00:19AM0.63m
12:44PM0.59m
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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6:52
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6:50
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7:29
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Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
13
16
17
15
13
13
12
11
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
7
10
12
11
10
10
8
8
9
13
16
14
12
12
12
10
12
11
12
13
13
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