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: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
341
329
251
247
247
247
242
242
238
372
846
857
833
845
765
626
493
486
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM2.57m
9:22AM2.47m
9:44PM2.68m
9:59AM2.56m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.50m
3:29PM0.38m
3:56AM0.39m
4:06PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
11
10
7
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