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: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.8
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.6
W
9
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
74
52
81
51
45
72
95
87
108
543
880
561
518
329
336
339
417
761
1047
731
2026
2412
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NE
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55PM2.67m
12:12PM2.47m
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.36m
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
6
2
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
14
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
13
10
10
10
9
9
8
11
10
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
7
4
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.4
SW
16
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
9
1
WSW
16
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
Energy kJ
44
44
74
52
81
51
45
72
95
87
108
69
698
561
518
270
336
309
417
457
1047
731
170
485
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
0.9
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
26
25
2
2
2
15
30
46
27
17
29
38
69
178
273
61
82
339
291
11
344
640
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.1
SW
23
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
2
2
2
13
30
30
17
37
90
58
21
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.8
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
1.9
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
6
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1
2
6
8
26
32
96
543
880
329
313
291
761
51
2026
2412
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
0
3
109
114
332
332
343
116
40
40
40
40
40
1
1
18
40
40
40
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest