Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
!
!
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2827
2300
2096
1907
1542
1321
1187
1238
1220
1471
1811
1599
1346
1534
1129
1413
1578
1738
3373
2662
4064
3234
2566
1570
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:23PM2.37m
2:42AM2.48m
3:19PM2.34m
3:40AM2.43m
4:23PM2.36m
4:46AM2.41m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
9:10AM0.48m
9:33PM0.62m
10:09AM0.49m
10:38PM0.64m
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
8
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
9
7
7
8
9
10
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
4
4
3
4
5
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
WSW
19
1.2
SW
18
Energy kJ
2827
2300
2096
1907
1542
1321
1187
1238
1220
18
38
97
179
211
1129
1413
1578
945
590
222
392
546
650
957
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
96
70
69
45
32
16
9
2
2
96
211
319
390
469
51
118
178
336
470
321
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
6
1
18
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.3
S
7
2.4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
18
24
16
16
21
28
26
1471
1811
1599
1346
1534
144
1738
3373
2662
4064
3234
2566
1570
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
7
61
0
69
68
76
76
76
76
40
7
69
76
116
76
76
76
76
94
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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