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 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
435
373
367
325
273
268
259
185
179
126
126
130
169
364
467
585
727
561
606
597
597
589
776
911
1067
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
W
10
SW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM2.29m
2:01PM2.38m
2:22AM2.17m
2:51PM2.29m
3:17AM2.09m
3:47PM2.23m
4:22AM2.06m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.63m
8:22PM0.73m
8:35AM0.73m
9:16PM0.79m
9:31AM0.81m
10:15PM0.81m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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6:03
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8:08
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1
1
8
8
Temp °C
14
14
18
20
20
18
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
13
13
19
20
20
18
16
17
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
17
17
17
15
10
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