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 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.2
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.9
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
525
486
573
553
545
456
456
487
407
186
118
116
114
128
220
464
868
1431
1359
1038
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
W
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:45PM2.11m
4:12AM2.00m
5:03PM2.07m
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.83m
10:08PM0.97m
10:37AM0.91m
11:24PM0.99m
11:51AM0.89m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
10
9
8
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