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 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
843
843
853
919
975
848
788
778
768
768
768
768
740
829
807
742
845
1571
1628
1739
1531
1474
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
8:35AM2.56m
8:54PM2.76m
9:19AM2.71m
9:35PM2.85m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
2:21AM0.32m
2:39PM0.31m
3:08AM0.17m
3:25PM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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Temp °C
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
16
13
13
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